Country lags in ADHD treatment

Experts say poor awareness and shortage of specialists to blame

Less than 1 percent of the 20 million children in China with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are receiving proper treatment, according to health experts, who blamed the situation on a lack of awareness, trained specialists and standard clinical treatments.

In a typical classroom of 50 students on the mainland, two or three have the condition, said Shen Kunling, president-elect of the Society of Pediatrics under the Chinese Medical Association.