Mothers Coping Pattern of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders

Abstract

Attention- deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the greatest common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood and can affect the academic achievement, well-being and social interactions of children. ADHD is defined as a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development as characterized by six or more symptoms from which the child must have either the inattention group of criteria and hyperactivity or the impulsivity criteria or both of them (Safaan, et al., 2017). Attention- deficit hyperactivity disorder represent a heavy burden on families many previous researches had identified many parental factors which interfere with the parent-child relationship and referred to the increasing risk of the parental stress. These factors include low confidence in parenting abilities, low perceived attachment with child, some health problems, role restriction (i.e., the level at which the parental role is restricting their freedom and their ability to keep their own identity), depression, anxiety, and spouse involvement (EL-Gendy et al., 2017).