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ADHD and Passing it on to Children

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Do we really pass ADHD on to our children is it in our DNA or it's learned behaviors.

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Comment by jo elleman on February 16, 2010 at 11:34pm: I am positive that the behavior is not learned. My children exhibited ADD behavior way before they were old enough to mimic my behavior. Also, my husband does not have ADHD and it seems that if the children were merely being influenced by environment, they would have had an equal opportunity to mimic his behavior as it relates to his PTSD.