No surprise here: A new study found that children with ADHD struggle to do chores independently. But since many studies confirm that participation in household routines has significant implications on their wellbeing, the study should not be taken lightly.
The large sample size allowed researchers to analyze the impact of ADHD subtype impact and comorbid on chore completion as well. It also examined parental expectations of chore frequency and beliefs regarding the impact on chore performance by ADHD subtype and presence of comorbid ODD.
Children with various subtypes differed in neither their ability to meet or exceed parental chore expectations nor in the number of reminders they needed to complete a chore. Likewise, there were no discrepancies between boys with comorbid ODD and boys without an ODD comorbidity in regard to chore performance.This finding surprised researchers, as ODD is primarily associated with oppositional behavior.
Since many studies confirm that participation in household routines has significant implications on a child’s short-term and long-term wellbeing, the results of this study should not be taken lightly.
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