Between 2003 and 2011, U.S. Children saw a 43 percent increase in the number of ADHD diagnoses. Those increases were chiefly pronounced among girls and non-white communities, particularly Hispanics.
Nora Perez just graduated from Royal Learning Center, a high school in Los Angeles. Each night, prior to graduation, she studied in her part-time home — her parent's car — where she and her family spent many of their afternoon and evening hours.