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Understanding ADHD in Children: What Psychiatrists Want You to Know
In this video, how ADHD affects children, what symptoms to look for, and comprehensive treatment options.
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Karen Hovav, MD, FAAP
Updated on March 4, 2025Typically, ADHD in children becomes more noticeable and is first diagnosed around five to six years of age. In this video, pediatricians and mental health professionals discuss the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD in kids.
Additional Medical Contributors (5)
- Yamalis Diaz, PhDDr. Diaz is a psychologist at NYU Langone Health.
- Susan Samuels, MDDr. Samuels is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
- Khadijah Watkins, MD, MPH, FAPA, DFAACAPDr. Watkins is a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she's the Associate Director of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and was previously the Associate Training Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program.
- Preeti Parikh, MDPreeti Parikh, MD is the Executive Medical Director at GoodRx and served as the Chief Medical Officer of HealthiNation.
- Alok Patel, MDDr. Patel is a pediatrician at New York Presbyterian-Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
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Child Mind Institute. (2023). Behavioral treatments for kids with ADHD.
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