Dr. Pritchard provides a necessary corrective to biological reductionism by grounding ADHD in a complex interplay of genetics and environment. It is a sophisticated reminder that neurodevelopment is rarely a simple one-to-one equation.
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ADHD: A Multifactorial ConditionAdded:
Is this a genetic condition? What is causing ADHD? Because everywhere I've read, it just says that we don't know. Some papers say that it could be the mothers had a lot of painkillers during pregnancy. So, what is the cause for ADHD?
>> It's the million-dollar question. And I'm afraid that my answer is not going to satisfy you because I I think that there is not a single cause of ADHD, right? So, it's what we call a multifactorial condition. Right? There are kind of lots of paths to get to the same endpoint.
There absolutely is a genetic component to ADHD. So, we know that if you have a parent with ADHD, you are much more likely to end up having ADHD yourself.
But, it's not a one-to-one relationship.
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