Das ADHS-Risiko ist möglicherweise nicht bei der Geburt festgelegt, sondern wird durch frühe Umgebungen beeinflusst: Für Kinder mit Eltern, die erhöhte ADHS-Symptome aufweisen, sagte eine reichhaltige und unterstützende häusliche Umgebung bessere kognitive Funktionen voraus und war mit weniger ADHS-Symptomen in der späteren Kindheit und Jugend verbunden.

What if **ADHD risk isn’t fixed at birth, but shaped by how early environments** interact with a child’s sensitivity?

A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev followed children from birth to adolescence to explore whether early-life factors can predict ADHD, and for whom the environment matters most.

Published in Infant and Child Development (https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.70072), the study tracked ~125 children and their parents, examining infant temperament, parental ADHD symptoms, and the richness of the early home environment.

The key finding: Early “risk factors” don’t affect all children equally.

Led by Profs. Andrea Berger and Judith G. Auerbach (BGU), together with Dr. Tzlil Einziger, the researchers found that infants showing high motor activity, especially those with **parents who have elevated ADHD symptoms** — were more sensitive to their environment.

**For these children, a rich and supportive home environment strongly predicted better cognitive functioning by age 7, which in turn was linked to fewer ADHD symptoms in later childhood and adolescence**. The same sensitivity meant they benefited most from supportive environments — and were more negatively affected by less enriching ones.

For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/icd.70072

Seems to basically argue for earlier intervention for parents with high ADHD symptoms.   They looked only at dads and sons though when it came to adhd symptoms unless I’ve misread it.