Todd Elder suggests that nearly one million children may be misdiagnosed.It's back-to-school season—the time of year when, for many families, the ABCs meet ADHD. It's never easy for kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, especially when confronted with new routines and new academic challenges.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 4.5 million children have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, but experts still don't know for sure what causes it. New research points to exposure to common pesticides, particularly organophosphate—a man-made toxin originally developed for chemical warfare and now used extensively in agriculture.



