Source: CHADD ADHD in the News, 15 October 2026
A genetic study of families found that by middle childhood, ADHD traits in children were explained mainly by the children's own genes. The researchers found no clear sign of "genetic nurture", where parents' genes affect a child through the home environment, at ages five or eight. The finding adds to evidence that ADHD is not caused by parenting.
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