ADHDers can experience restlessness, impulsivity and struggles with executive function, but their love and joy and playfulness can also make them wonderful parents
Joanne Pasternak, who has ADHD and is pictured here with her daughter Sadie, noticed ‘the wheels fell off a bit more’ after the birth of each child. Photo: Mark Condren
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?