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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If so, do you or your spouse have it?

I have two sons with ADHD. I am wondering if either DH or I have it? Where else did they both get it? [/quote]y

My DH has it. 
 My 10 Year old DD has it and so does. Her half sister and brother. My DH isn’t medicated with it and he graduated from hs back in 1996, so Adderall adn Riitalin was just starting out.[/quote]

Y.   There is a demonstrated genetic component to ADHD. My older son has mild inattentive that doesn't require medication.  And my younger son has more noticeable hyperactive and inattentive combination that does require medication.  They both plainly get it from me, but I have never medicated with prescription drugs.  Caffeine/nicotine being all that was available when I was growing up, which I used/abused successfully to get me through (thankfully I quit smoking before my first child).  I have learned various coping strategies for dealing with my inattentiveness, but looking back it definitely hurt my grades in HS and college.  I took time off between college and graduate school, which allowed my brain to mature enough to handle graduate school and the time pressures that accompany that.[/quote]

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