About 1 in 10 children in the United States between the ages of 3 and 17 are treated for ADHD. But ADHD rarely shows up alone. Research shows that nearly 80% of those children also experience another mental, behavioral, or developmental condition.

That might include anxiety, depression, oppositional defiant disorder, or intense emotional outbursts.

For parents, this can feel confusing.

Is it ADHD? Is it anxiety? Is my child just being defiant? Or is something deeper happening in their developing brain