🧠 I have ADHD. Two of my children have ADHD. And still, even knowing what I know now, it's a struggle. Why? Because when ADHD runs deep in your family, the symptoms don’t always feel unusual. They feel familiar . They feel like you. Like home. Like “just how we are.” But that sense of normalcy can be the very thing that delays support—and as both a teacher and a mom, I’ve seen just how important it is to name what’s happening and get help. 👀 When ADHD Runs in the Family, It Hides in Plain Sight ADHD is one of the most heritable mental health conditions— up to 80% of its traits are passed genetically ( PMC , EBSCO ). So when one child has ADHD, there’s a good chance others in the family do too, whether they’re diagnosed or not ( ADDitude ). That’s exactly what happened in my house. And in my classroom, I’ve seen it play out again and again: Parents say, “I did the same thing as a kid and turned out fine.” Families build elaborate systems to work around c...