Researchers who have made a breakthrough in ADHD: – Association with genes

People with these ADHD genes are also at a higher risk than others of leaving school, becoming obese, becoming depressed, having children sooner than average, smoking and eating. 39, have lung cancer.

Facts about ADHD

"We show that a person has a higher congenital genetic vulnerability to ADHD and that ADHD can cause and hope that this can change the state of mind." Poor education or attitudes, says Haavik.

– Can change attitudes

There are many ways to see ADHD. Most researchers consider ADHD as a condition allowing people diagnosed to vary along with hyperactivity, says Haavik.

He points out that education and the environment in which he lives affect what one has genetic facilities and, of course, have something to say.

"The results can tell you about the difficulties ADHD faces so that you can develop more targeted treatment, not only when it comes to new medications, but also to psychotherapy, therapy, and more. exercise or any other form of facilitation.

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– can be of great importance

Gry Lunde, Secretary General of ADHD Norway, believes that these findings could be of major importance for people with ADHD today and their families.

"We continue to receive information that parents think they are suspected of being poorly cared for or poorly educated, and they also encounter attitudes that a diagnosis is an easy solution," she says.

She points out that the group is the strongest growth in ADHD diagnoses for today's adults.

"We also get feedback from adults in whom children have been diagnosed and wish to be investigated because they recognize their own symptoms in their children. And then they have difficulty getting the investigation and treatment they are entitled to – because the assistive device does not take them seriously.

More challenges

Lunde points out that the diagnosis of ADHD will always be problematic: For example, it is difficult to distinguish between symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, mental retardation and ADHD.

"It does not mean that work becomes easier, but it is important that ADHD is recognized as a diagnosis and that the stigma of ADHD is scientifically solved.

She hopes that more in-depth research can be used to train teachers and enable them to organize those who may fall outside.

"There is a duty of provision for everyone to receive the education they are entitled to.There are many discussions about ADHD, which provide teachers with good knowledge and training on how to do it. Organize children will become the losers of the debate on ADHD.

Started with new studies

Although it has been shown that ADHD can be inherited, it was until now difficult to find specific genes associated with ADHD.

– The tests have been repeated in several countries. We have been doing this for over ten years, we build stone by stone and have taken samples all over Norway, explains Haavik.

He says the research center for which he is responsible is already in full swing with new studies and will use these findings to develop new drugs for ADHD patients.