TABLE 1.

Descriptive findings of the most impaired items of functioning within each of the main categories of parental functional impairment (WFIR-S).

WFIR-S Categories	N	n im-paired (%)	% ADHD Positive	% ADHD Negative	Cron-bach’s α	Items per category that were most impaired
Family	75	60 (80)	24	56	0.84	Spouse or partner relationships, family, balancing own needs vs family, losing control
Work	52	22 (42)	21	21	0.82	Work done, performing duties, working to potential, poor performance evaluations, supervisor problems, coming late, keeping a job
School	66	28 (43)	14	29	0.87	Taking notes, completing assignments, inconsistent grades
Life-skills	80	57 (71)	21	50	0.83	Sleeping, managing money, avoiding exercise, doing chores, getting to bed, sex
Self- concept	75	61 (81)	24	57	0.92	Feeling frustrated, discouraged, incompetent, not happy
Social	74	38 (51)	20	31	0.90	Arguments, hobbies, fun with other people
Risk behaviour	71	23 (33)	13	20	0.75	Smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, verbally aggressive