Younger-for-Grade Children are Not at Greater Likelihood for ADHD Diagnosis During Elementary School: Repeated Evidence of a Null Relative Age Effect

CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to prior work analyzing older datasets, we failed to observe a RAE in U.S. elementary schools. Our finding suggest that relatively younger children attending U.S. elementary schools are not at increased likelihood for ADHD diagnosis.

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