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TOPIC: LIKE DAUGHTER, LIKE MOTHER: SHARED MEDICAL CONDITION FINDS COMMON FAMILY BOND
WELL-KNOWN PHYSICIAN AUTHOR JOINS FAMILY DUALLY IMPACTED BY ADHD
WHO: Kimberly and Danielle Majerowicz will be joined by Patricia Quinn, M.D. and are able to discuss with viewers their personal experience and the impact ADHD can have when multiple family members are diagnosed with the disease. For the past 30 years Dr. Quinn has worked in the field of ADHD and learning disabilities. She has also authored several books on ADHD, including the recently published Attention Deficit Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment from Infancy to Adulthood
WHY:
Any parent knows raising a teenager can be difficult. Arguments, disagreements, and rebellion often come into play. But when are these characteristics normal and when might it be a sign that both
parent and child share the same medical condition?
According the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders among children and teens, often expressed through inattention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. Yet, ADHD doesn’t just affect children alone. Nearly half of parents who are diagnosed with ADHD also have a child with the disorder and between 10 and 35 percent of children with ADHD have a parent or sibling with the condition.
Kimberly and Danielle Majerowicz thought their conflicts were part of the normal mother/daughter relationship. But after 16-year-old Danielle was diagnosed with ADHD, Kimberly discovered some of the same symptoms that followed her through her life were not part of a dysfunctional personality, but rather from the same condition her daughter faced.
ADHD FACTS:
q Left untreated, children with ADHD can suffer academically and experience behavioral, social and emotional problems through adulthood. Studies shows girls with ADHD experience more peer rejection than do boys.
q Mothers of children with ADHD report significantly higher levels of parenting stress than mothers of children with other chronic disorders, and are more likely to become depressed.
q There is no “adult onset” of ADHD. In adults diagnosed with the disorder, symptoms have been present since childhood.
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