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A team, led by the University of Exeter Medical School, looked at data from the Millennium Cohort Study, which is a database of more than 19,500 UK children born between 2000 and 2002.
The research, which has been published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, revealed that more children diagnosed with ADHD came from families below the poverty line than the UK population as a whole. In addition, the average family incomes for households whose study child was affected by ADHD at £324 per week, compared to £391 for those whose child was not. The study found the odds of parents in social housing having a child with ADHD was roughly three times greater than for those who owned their own homes, while the odds of younger mothers having a child with ADHD were significantly higher than for other mothers.
It was also suggested that mothers with no qualifications were more than twice as likely to have a child with ADHD than those with degrees, and lone parents were more likely to have a child with ADHD diagnosis than households with two live-in parents.
Leading the study, Dr Ginny Russell, of the University of Exeter Medical School, said: "There is a genetic element to ADHD, but this study provides strong evidence that ADHD is also associated with a disadvantaged social and economic background.
"Some people believe that ADHD in children causes disadvantage to the economic situation of their family, but we found no evidence to support that theory. It's important to discover more about the causes of this disorder so that we can look towards prevention, and so that we can target treatment and support effectively."
The information used in the study, was gathered from surveys when the cohort children were nine months old, as well as the ages of three, five, seven and 11.
(JP/MH)
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ADHD In Children 'Linked to Social Status'
Scientists have said they have found evidence of a link between childhood attention deficit disorder (ADHD) and social and economic status.A team, led by the University of Exeter Medical School, looked at data from the Millennium Cohort Study, which is a database of more than 19,500 UK children born between 2000 and 2002.
The research, which has been published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, revealed that more children diagnosed with ADHD came from families below the poverty line than the UK population as a whole. In addition, the average family incomes for households whose study child was affected by ADHD at £324 per week, compared to £391 for those whose child was not. The study found the odds of parents in social housing having a child with ADHD was roughly three times greater than for those who owned their own homes, while the odds of younger mothers having a child with ADHD were significantly higher than for other mothers.
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It was also suggested that mothers with no qualifications were more than twice as likely to have a child with ADHD than those with degrees, and lone parents were more likely to have a child with ADHD diagnosis than households with two live-in parents.
Leading the study, Dr Ginny Russell, of the University of Exeter Medical School, said: "There is a genetic element to ADHD, but this study provides strong evidence that ADHD is also associated with a disadvantaged social and economic background.
"Some people believe that ADHD in children causes disadvantage to the economic situation of their family, but we found no evidence to support that theory. It's important to discover more about the causes of this disorder so that we can look towards prevention, and so that we can target treatment and support effectively."
The information used in the study, was gathered from surveys when the cohort children were nine months old, as well as the ages of three, five, seven and 11.
(JP/MH)
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