Re:Overselling A.D.H.D.
by jrapdx3 on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @02:22PM
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This whole subject is challenging, believe I know! :)
The correlation is between diagnosis of ADHD and outcome parameter. IOW among adults with ADHD divorce rate is much higher, IIRC around 2 times the non-affected population rate.
The "causal" pathway is obviously complex, but bear in mind ADHD has a broad impact on functional domains, so an individual afflicted with ADHD will fail relationally, in education, employment, health and so on, one adversity compounding others.
For example, a married man loses his job because he can't get paperwork done, or keep schedules organized, which puts a strain on marriage due to financial stresses, eventually producing enough discord that the wife bails on the marriage.
The research on functional deficits has been going on a long time, and is well-vetted in peer reviewed journals. The confounds have been accounted for.
The correlation is between diagnosis of ADHD and outcome parameter. IOW among adults with ADHD divorce rate is much higher, IIRC around 2 times the non-affected population rate.
The "causal" pathway is obviously complex, but bear in mind ADHD has a broad impact on functional domains, so an individual afflicted with ADHD will fail relationally, in education, employment, health and so on, one adversity compounding others.
For example, a married man loses his job because he can't get paperwork done, or keep schedules organized, which puts a strain on marriage due to financial stresses, eventually producing enough discord that the wife bails on the marriage.
The research on functional deficits has been going on a long time, and is well-vetted in peer reviewed journals. The confounds have been accounted for.