Greater academic pressure in high-socioeconomic status (SES) communities may amplify the negative effects of an ADHD diagnosis/mental health stigma. Children diagnosed and medicated for ADHD from high-SES but not low-SES families show poorer school behavior and self-esteem than undiagnosed peers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32441538
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