"ADHDers can experience restlessness, impulsivity and struggles with executive function, but their love and joy and playfulness can also make them wonderful parents"
"No one said having kids was easy - for every toothy grin and charming quirk, there's a sleepless night, the chaos of the local playgroup and the insistence on reading The Gruffalo eight times over."
"But what happens when your neurotype makes the challenges that every parent deals with a little more challenging?"
ADHDers can experience restlessness, impulsivity and struggles with executive function. Their love, joy and playfulness can make them wonderful parents. Parenting commonly involves sleepless nights, chaotic playgroups and repetitive reading requests such as insisting on The Gruffalo multiple times. Everyday parenting challenges can become more difficult when neurotype amplifies lapses in attention, organization or impulse control. Awareness of strengths and struggles can guide targeted supports, strategies and community connections to balance caregiving demands and parental wellbeing. Practical accommodations, predictable routines and seeking support can help manage chaos while preserving playfulness and affection in parent-child relationships.
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