ADHD Awareness Month III

To close out ADHD Awareness month I want to talk about one of my biggest pet peeves since being diagnosed.  That is the myth that ADHD isn’t real or that bad parenting is the cause.

Links:
Autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have a similar burden of rare protein-truncating variants. 

MTHFR Links:

https://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/vitamins-minerals/what-is-folic-acid.html

https://mthfrgenehealth.com/mthfr-adhd/#:~:text=MTHFR%20gene%20mutations%20indirectly%20disrupt%20important%20nutritional%20pathways.,your%20body%20that%20lead%20to%20many%20complex%20problems.

MAP1A Links:

https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/autism-and-adhd-share-genes-327686#:~:text=%22In%20the%20study%2C%20the%20gene%20that%20is%20most,for%20the%20development%20of%20the%20brain%2C%22%20explains%20B%C3%B8rglum 

https://psychcentral.com/news/2019/11/28/adhd-and-autism-share-changes-in-same-genes/152179.html 

https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/genetic#missing-dna

https://www.healthline.com/health/mthfr-gene#symptoms