It doesn't look to me like an original source is the basis of the kind submission here. The byline is "New York Times," but this submission is not from the New York Times website.
The submitted article mentions a study published by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and I see that the CDC has a homepage on ADHD[1] with numerous subpages.
Searching Google News for more news on the recent statement discovers stories[2] leading back to the 16 May 2014 report in the New York Times[3] mentioning statements by a CDC official at a recent conference (that is, not yet an official report from the CDC nor a peer-reviewed journal article). The conference presentation, according to the New York Times report, is alarming to many doctors who work with young children.
The bit about ADHD as an evolutionary adaptation is tacked on in reference to ideas from "Journalist Thom Hartmann," who doesn't seem to have any particular expertise in health reporting. There are better sources for the same underlying idea, that some of the behavioral signs characteristic of ADHD may not be maladaptive in all life circumstances.
The submitted article mentions a study published by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and I see that the CDC has a homepage on ADHD[1] with numerous subpages.
Searching Google News for more news on the recent statement discovers stories[2] leading back to the 16 May 2014 report in the New York Times[3] mentioning statements by a CDC official at a recent conference (that is, not yet an official report from the CDC nor a peer-reviewed journal article). The conference presentation, according to the New York Times report, is alarming to many doctors who work with young children.
The bit about ADHD as an evolutionary adaptation is tacked on in reference to ideas from "Journalist Thom Hartmann," who doesn't seem to have any particular expertise in health reporting. There are better sources for the same underlying idea, that some of the behavioral signs characteristic of ADHD may not be maladaptive in all life circumstances.
[1] http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/index.html
[2] http://www.indianagazette.com/news/home-lifestyle/rise-in-ad...
http://www.the-leader.com/article/20140520/NEWS/305209955
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/17/us/among-experts-scrutiny-...