If Pravin was in public school today, his parents would most likely be advised to medicate him for ADHD by the time he was in first grade. According to new research, students who are the youngest in their class are twice as likely to be medicated for ADHD. If they’re male they are three times as likely to be diagnosed with and medicated for ADHD. Being both male and on the younger side in his class, Pravin would’ve been a guidance counselor’s and pediatrician’s prime target for drugging. The only thing that might save him now is what probably saved him then: He is damned smart.
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