The high heritability rates of ADHD make it possible that a
number of parents attending clinics may have ADHD themselves
and their symptoms are likely to impact on their parenting
skills. Parental ADHD is associated with the use of more
adverse discipline practices and higher levels of family chaos
(Johnston et al. 2012). Parental ADHD may only come to light
when parents present to services with their children and consequently,
they may require referral to specialist adult ADHD
services (NICE 2008).