ADHD increases the likelihood of becoming a teen parent
Teenagers with ADHD have a much higher chance of becoming young mothers and fathers than their contemporaries. That is the conclusion of a large Danish register study, which shows that individuals diagnosed with ADHD are twice as likely to have children in their teenage years (between the ages of 12 and 19).
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