Some Quick Facts about Attention Deficit Disorder Males are almost three times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than females (A.D.D. Resource Centre, 2017). During their lifetimes, 12.9 percent of men will be diagnosed with the attention disorder(A.D.D. Resource Centre, 2017). Just 4.9 percent of women will be diagnosed(A.D.D. Resource Centre, 2017).The average age of ADHD diagnosis is 7 years […]

What Is The General Diagnosis for Asthma?       In 2016, 8.3% of children in the United States had asthma (American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology). Boys were slightly more likely to have asthma than girls at a rate of 9.2% and 7.4%, respectively (American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology).Asthma prevalence among children increased from […]

What is the history of Asperger’s? Asperger’s syndrome (also known as Asperger’s Disorder) was first described in the 1940s byViennese pediatrician Hans Asperger, who observed autism-like behaviors and difficulties with social and communication skills in boys who had normal intelligence and language development (Autism Society, n.d.). Many professionals felt Asperger’s syndrome was simply a milder […]

New adjusted estimates for 2015 suggest that arthritis prevalence in the U.S. has been substantially underestimated, especially among adults younger than age 65 (Arthritis Foundation, n.d.). Based on adjusted estimates, 91.2 million adults either have doctor-diagnosed arthritis and/or report joint symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of arthritis (Arthritis Foundation, n.d.) For people aged 18 to 64, […]

There are various statistics and trends associated with anorexia nervosa specially. 0.9% of American women suffer from anorexia in their lifetime (National Association of Anxorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, n.d.). 1 in 5 anorexia deaths is by suicide(National Association of Anxorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, n.d.). Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) is a ratio between the […]