ADHD and Genetics

3. genes and their interaction with the _____ play a substantial role in causing ADHD
5. a ______ is typically the kind of doctor to make ADHD diagnoses
8. common way for researchers to identify ADHD heritability
10. people with ADHD have lower levels of _____
11. when in life ADHD is typically diagnosed
13. the genetic ____ with other conditions may explain why it's sometimes hard to distinguish ADHD from other conditions, like autism
16. current research is finding that ADHD is a _____________ disorder
17. the term used to describe multiple genes/factors causing a disorder

1. mother's who____ during pregnancy carry a higher genetic load for ADHD
2. ADHD stands for Attention ______ disorder
4. one of the many medications used to treat ADHD symptoms
6. children need to have ___ out of nine symptoms to be diagnosed with ADHD
7. although many ADHD variants are inherited, some have been found to be __ ___, meaning they were not found in parents
9. the gender with a higher risk of ADHD
11. the presentation of ADHD symptoms will _____ over time
12. a common symptom of ADHD
14. ______ is one of the most common genetic disorders associated with ADHD
15. many people believe that children _____ ADHD into adulthood, however this is a myth