Early severe institutional deprivation is associated with a persistent variant of adult ADHD
An ERA follow-up found those exposed to more than six months' institutional deprivation had much higher ADHD rates into ages 22–25 than a low-deprivation comparison group, with links to education and employment difficulties.
Limitations: It does not show adoption causes ADHD; severe pre-adoption deprivation is central.
- Research type
- Longitudinal cohort
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adolescents / Young adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adolescents; young adults
Adoption context: Intercountry adoption; institutional care
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: ADHD, institutional deprivation, neurodivergence, UK research, young adults
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: UK; Romania
- Funding
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- Commissioner
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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