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Where is "here"? Afaik (but I'm no expert), the diagnosis is used in large parts of Europe (even if some countries use other acronyms). The Swedes even came up with their own version of ADHD, called DAMP:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deficits_in_Attention,_Motor_co...

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Sorry, updated. What i meant is that the general public still usually ignores (confirmed in the linked report, can't attest its accuracy, btw) the existence of this disorder and so i expect that the number of diagnosed cases is still quite small at the moment. What i fear is that with more awareness, more inept parents will find in the ADHD an easy way to explain what is only the result of their educational ineptitude. And sadly, it seems clear that this disorder can easily be misdiagnosed.

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