Louisiana has one of the highest rates of ADHD in children. See where your parish ranks.

Attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders in childhood, marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and hyperactive behavior.

Compared to other states, Louisiana has the fifth highest rate of child ADD and ADHD diagnosis at 15% and the third highest rate of child ADD and ADHD treatment at 5.1% , according to data from America's Health Rankings , a health data organization from the United Health Foundation.

There are three types of ADHD, characterized by the most prominent symptoms:

Primarily hyperactive-impulsive type

Primarily inattentive type (previously referred to as attention deficit disorder or ADD)

The combined type (both hyperactive-impulse and inattentive)

A 2023 study from the National Library of Med