Why does ADHD seem to run in families?
Parents with ADHD are likely to carry a high load of ADHD-related variants in their genes, and they are more likely than parents without ADHD to pass some of them on to their children.
Questions and Answers
57 (and counting!) Questions About ADHD and Answers from internationally-respected researchers and ADHD professionals.
If my child has extra time and other accommodations at school, isn’t that cheating?
Recognizing attention issues as disability enables fair, evidence-based supports to show learning.
How can people with ADHD eat healthier?
People with ADHD eat unhealthier foods, despite their knowledge about the risks. Because they are more influenced by advertising, a possible intervention may be to increase the attractiveness and the convenience of healthy foods.
What does a comprehensive treatment plan for children with ADHD look like/include?
A comprehensive plan should include a full explanation of the condition and the available treatments in understandable terms.
What is the relationship between ADHD and emotional regulation?
Throughout its 240+ year history in the medical literature, ADHD was known to be associated with significant problems with impulsive emotion and poor emotional self-regulation so much so that some theorists considered it a core feature of the disorder.
What is the connection between ADHD and sleep problems?
ADHD and sleep problems are intimately intertwined in 80% of children and adults with ADHD during lifetime. The sleep loss results in increased severity of ADHD symptoms, depression, obesity, and chronic diseases in the long term.
What does a comprehensive treatment plan for adults with ADHD look like/include?
ADHD in adults is best managed with a combination of medication, learning about ADHD, therapy and/or coaching. We need to address both the brain wiring and also the psychological impact of living with ADHD.
How common is ADHD in children and adults?
ADHD is estimated to be present in 5.29% of the children worldwide. In adults, this is between 2.8 and 4.4%. These are averages: estimates vary in different countries.
What is the relationship between ADHD and obesity / eating habits?
Adults with ADHD have unhealthy eating habits, leading to overweight/obesity, with the odds ratio increasing with age. They are also suffering more from eating disorders.
What causes ADHD?
In most people having the diagnosis, ADHD is likely to be the result of their genetic make-up (i.e. their DNA) and events that happen to them throughout life. Together, these may cause slight differences in the development of the brain, as we see them in people with ADHD.