14 Signs Your Mom Has ADHD (And What That Means About Your Childhood)

Is your relationship with your mom confusing and frustrating?
Do you suspect she might have undiagnosed ADHD?

In this video, we explore 14 common signs of ADHD in moms and the impact it can have on family life, including inconsistent routines, chaotic mornings, impulsiveness, missed appointments, and emotional dysregulation.

We also discuss the potential long-term effects on children, such as difficulty with organization, emotional regulation, and rejection sensitivity.

Finally, we share some bonus signs of ADHD in moms and offer tips for coping and healing. If you think your mom might have ADHD, this video is for you!

Share this video to help shed light on this often-overlooked condition and its impact on families.
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[yasmenebadereldin]

Excellent video; having a mother with ADHD as an undiagnosed high masking autistic child was hell. Because we were so different I felt like there was no way we could love each other if we couldn’t understand each other. I accept that, she doesn’t. She fights for our relationship, while simultaneously destroying it. Just because someone wants to love you, doesn’t mean they can.

I empathize with her as someone who also can’t control her neurodivergence. In some twisted fate, the very thing that drives us apart is the only thing we have in common. The perfect karmic relationship; let’s see how we fair this time 😌

[springnicole]

Out of the blue, I signed my kids out of school and we started homeschooling that very day. We all now know about neurodivergence and talk openly about it.
Thank you for doing these videos. It will help so many people.

[wdposdk]

I was a single mom of four kids. I have ADHD and it was difficult. I also have chronic anxiety. Thankfully, I never had rage. I grew up with a mother who had rage, and I swore I would never be that way with my kids.
Many people don’t understand what it’s like to live with ADHD.
The biggest struggle I have is Procrastination and forgetfulness.

[jessicavergara]

Great video. Although there may be overlap with childhood trauma (cPTSD) as it affects the development of the prefrontal cortex, I’m pretty sure that my mum has ADHD. I realised this after learning more about it and it explained a lot. Beautiful, passionate, creative woman. But lost track of things, no routine, no consistency, shorter temper, I’d come home and she’d be moving the furniture around at 1am haha. I’m similar but attempting to work on emotional regulation and not being a slave to my impulses. I cannot be like other people and I don’t need to be, I am very empathetic (an ADHD trait I believe), think outside of the box and make decisions based on my values and beliefs, not based on the status quo, not because I feel pressure to conform. These are strengths. It makes raising little kids who thrive in consistency a little difficult, but I can see how she will benefit from these other things that her mama has. We won’t suffer like our mothers did, we have awareness and can make decisions for our lives that can alleviate the more challenging/negative parts of ADHD. For example, I have embraced minimalism (less things, less tidying, quick tidying, less to keep track of). We live simply and this is good for my ADHD and better for my daughter. Our por mamas were likely less self aware. I think that with awareness and effort towards emotional regulation and healing of trauma etc, we actually make fantastic, fun mothers who show our children that we must think for ourselves, can think outside of the box, don’t need to conform, empathic and creative.

[qbqfjpz]

Oh my, I have every single one of these signs being adhd myself. My 4 children, especially my older children suffered from my not knowing I had adhd. I was at the time considered unstable by family members and my daughters were taken from me by the state and my family had custody of them. To think if I had the help and proper diagnosis It never would have happened. I never get this personal on YouTube commenting, but you really helped me feel better to really validate that I couldn't help myself at the time. On a brighter note, thank you for the great videos you really are making a difference in our adhd lives 😊

[hardpunk]

When you say they can't form a routine, like is it just harder or absolutely impossible. I'd like to be able to be more routine based but I struggle so hard! I don't want my kids to not have routine like the way I was raised.
Trying to put in systems at the moment.

[nightpotato]

Does Adhd develops with childwood trauma?