i am completely my independent enquiry for my BA (Hons) and am looking at adhd, mostly about how food (additives) affect these children, but i was given some information verbally that older fathers are more likely to produce children with adhd and would like to know if this is a true fact and if so where i might find a journal article to support this notion
many thanks
jo freeman
Hi Jo,
There are studies that show that older fathers are at risk of having children with Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia, but I am unaware of any data showing that there is also a risk of having children with ADHD.
Hope this helps!
Terry
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