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Motherhood with ADHD: the major challenge of raising children

Motherhood with adhd: the big challenge of raising children

Maternal ADHD remains largely unrecognized, and because its effects on mother and child are bidirectional, treating only one is considered insufficient.

The presentation addresses the challenges mothers diagnosed with ADHD face when raising children and the gap in recognition of maternal ADHD. It notes that ADHD is among the disorders with the largest gender disparities in diagnosis, that diagnosis rates rise markedly two to five years after the birth of a child, and that 54% of these women had previously received psychiatric care for anxiety and/or depression without their underlying ADHD being recognized. Added to this is the phenomenon of diagnosis by proxy, in which the child's symptoms act as a mirror reflecting the mother's own difficulties; up to 55% of mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD are reported to meet the diagnostic criteria for the disorder themselves. The talk reviews current epidemiological evidence, clinical barriers that perpetuate underdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis, the disorder's effects on parenting and daily functioning, maternal health, and the importance of comprehensive clinical interventions tailored to mothers' specific needs. It argues that diagnosing maternal ADHD is a shared responsibility of professionals caring for adult and pediatric patients, and that treating only one is insufficient because the effects are bidirectional. The presentation proposes positioning the diagnosis and treatment of maternal ADHD as a cornerstone of a comprehensive, complementary approach.

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