siblings | ADHD Information

How many of you have siblings with adhd?

Or any other learning disability or other type of mental disorder?

I'm just curious about this bc I've been reading about adhd and inheritance. I read about a study that showed that if one parent has adhd, there's a 57% chance for each child to inherit it. I think it was 60 something % if both parents have it. My husband is non adhd and both my kids appear to have fallen into the lucky 23% so far...

I have one brother and he does not have adhd or related issues.

I have been wondering about my brother in law because of his arrogant attitude.  He is older than Scott always was mean to him and is rude with me always saying hurtful things and being insultive and would appear does not realize it or care.  He has a negative view of women, women are all no good in his eyes except his mother.  Women should cook, clean, and be a slave before they are worthy attititude.  He does not believe in ADHD when he heard about our child ( he does not know his brother has ADD for the same reason) always criticizing and is hurtful.  He has hurt me too many times to count and my husband is afraid of him and lets it go he is non-confrontational.  I am a little heavy and have lost 50 lbs so far and I still get rude comments my way.  Now i basically do not go over my mother-in-laws house when he is there for one day I will tear him apart especially if he attacks my child.

     He passes himself off as a christian man (LoL) and it drives  him crazy that I am from a Jewish family and i remind him our child is jewish to piss him off.  And on special occassions he will actually be jeckell and hide actually nice and that scares me.  The point could that be a form of ADD or just plain idiot or another disorder.  Oh to him he is perfect and will never see himself as having a problem part of his arrogance.

My sister and I are from different planets I swear. She is practical and business minded and concrete. I am abstract and in the clouds. She is fashion obsessed and if my shirt matches my pants its an accomplishment or im wearing jeans.

My grandmother, however, was institutionalized for schizophrenia back when everything was diagnosed as schizophrenia. 

My father is a mathematical type obsessive loner...if that's a disorder... My brother and a different sister live under piles of clothes like I do- but not as bad.

I have two sisters, one doesn't have ADD and the other has a genetic disorder thta's not ADD related at all.  My mom has ADD but my dad doesn't.  I've always wondered if when my sister has kids if her kids could have it even though she doesn't.

I have one older brother and that's all. I'm sure he has it! he's hyperactive. Of course he controls it better now that he is older but he was the most hyperactive kid ever when he was little and pestered the daylights out of me. Anyway, he has the hyperactive ADHD and I have the inattentive/some impulsive ADHD and only fidget so no real hyperactivity there. If anything, I'm normally tired and sluggish, probably from being anemic. Anyway, I think my mom has it. My dad definitely doesn't though.

I have 2 sisters, and I pretty sure one of them has it.  I also suspect that we both have some ocd issues, but I think she has a tad more of the ocd issues and I have a tad more of the ad/hd issues.  I know we got it from my dad's side of the family, he shows some mild ocd tendencies, but not too many ad/hd issues. 

My dad has LOTS of brothers and sisters...(I think there were 13 of them in all) and LOTS of my aunts and uncles have OBVIOUS symptoms, some have alcohol problems, and some have problems controlling their anger.

It is also apparent that these tendencies came from my father's mother, because she had lots of symptoms, and some of her sisters possibly had it, because they were reportedly very volatile and impulsive.  That's as far as I can trace it.

(incidently, brain tumors also run in my family on this side--I had a couple of very young relatives in the family back in our history along with a baby nephew who died of brain tumors....)

I think in my families case, our ad/hd tends to be so severe that it is easily recognized and easily traced down the family tree.

I have one sister and I would almost bet my life that she has it. She has ALWAYS been extremely messy (clutter-wise), and she procrastinated just as much or more than I did in school. She never had the rage issues that I did, but she had self-esteem and depression problems the same as I.

But there's more to it than just that - she and I think alike in so many ways. I can talk to her about the most abstract thing and she instantly knows what I mean. She also understands what it is like to "space out" and daydream. Most "normal" people don't experience that. I used to think all this stuff WAS normal, because my sister was the only real person I could really "talk" to while I was growing up, and she and I experienced things very similarly (if that's a word - LOL!)

I can see evidence in my mother, for sure, and I can also think of a cousin on my mom's side who may have it as well.
bcgirl197838471.6505787037None diagnosed but I think my brother might be.

 

Jillette,

Your brother in law sounds like a jerk.  Who the heck does he think he is?  I would also probably just avoid him.

However, I'd also wonder about add or some other reason for the behavior.  Personally, I think most people are good at the core and when they act like jerks, there is some reason - either a disability or low self-esteem, etc. 

None of us can save the world or change another person's thinking - if they don't choose to change it.  So, regardless of the reason, I hope you take care of yourselves and do what you need to do to protect yourselves from his obnoxious behavior.

 

Thedog i agree with you about my brother-in-law I will leave it he has issues and I do avoid him as much as I can.

[QUOTE=GarbagePailKid] is fashion obsessed and if my shirt matches my pants its an
accomplishment or im wearing jeans.
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LOL! You sound like me! Everything goes with jeans or khaki's right???

I remember being with family at a holiday, and my sister in law saying something about knowing someone who was so fashion backward she thought it was ok to wear white socks with brown shoes. Stuffed my feet under the table pretty quick bc guess what I was wearing!!