August 28, 2020Children of parents who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) have an increased risk of developing ADHD compared to children of neurotypical parents, according to a systematic literature review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.1 This new paper confirms previous research regarding the genetic underpinnings of ADHD, and its hereditary nature.In studying four statistically valid articles that detailed the prevalence of ADHD in the children whose parents also had the condition, researchers found the overall prevalence for ADHD among this “high-risk” population ranged from 40% to 57% — significantly higher than that of the control groups, which ranged from 2% to 20%.
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