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Study Sheds Light on Why Kids Grow Out of ADHD

About half the children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seem to grow out of it by the time they're in their 20s. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that some brain regions in children with ADHD tend to mature later than normal.

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Jon Hamilton, NPR's science correspondent

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