By Diana Hembree, San Francisco Bay View, February 1, 2020
If you experienced severe hardship as a child, are you more likely to have children with behavior or mental health problems?
The short answer is yes.
A recent UCLA study shows that the children of parents with four or more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), such as abuse or neglect, are twice as likely to develop ADHD, which makes it more likely children will become hyperactive and unable to pay attention or control their impulses.
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