Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder Risk Factors
What are the risk factors that lead to this condition? Are you at risk of getting Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder? Below you'll find information on each of the known risk factors for this condition.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder Risks
These risk factors may increase your chances of developing ADHD:
- Being a first-born boy
- Having a parent or sibling (especially an identical twin) with ADHD
- Having a mother who Tobacco Use Disorder and/or drank alcohol during pregnancy
- Having a parent with certain conditions (eg, Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Conversion Disorder)
- Being born prematurely
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