CONCEPTUALIZING ADHD AS A CONTEXTUAL RESPONSE TO PARENTAL ATTACHMENT

This article suggests that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is frequently misdiagnosed, even overdiagnosed, and provides an alternat ive way of viewing such problem behaviors in children. It presents a f ramework, based on systems and attachment theory, that views children' s behaviors within the context of the parent-child attachment patterns , and it suggests interventions that shift the focus from the child to the parent-child interaction.