Asher believes that health professionals are likely to be seriously over-diagnosing ADHD in school-age children. Which research finding is most consistent with his position?
A. Twin and adoption studies support a significant role of genetics in the development of ADHD, with heritability at 70% or more.
B. More than half the children in a large sample who were receiving medication for ADHD did not meet even the relaxed diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5.
C. In 2011, 11% of children between the ages of 4 and 17 years had been diagnosed with ADHD in the United States.
D. White-matter circuits connecting the basal ganglia and the frontal lobes mature differently in people with and without ADHD.
Answer: B
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