# Is ADHD in kids overdiagnosed? If so, is lack of discipline to blame?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 4, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adhd-in-kids-overdiagnosed-if-so-is-lack-of-discipline-to-blame/673064 "2013-11-04T15:52:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![James\_Toothpaste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@James\_Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Toothpaste)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adhd-in-kids-overdiagnosed-if-so-is-lack-of-discipline-to-blame/673064/61 "2013-11-07T22:01:57Z")

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I believe that ADHD is not overdiagnosed, and that over discipline is bad.

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