Table 1.
Developmental or mental health conditions of mothers' biological children.
| Condition | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| None | 230 | 61.17% |
| Anxiety/depression | 58 | 15.43% |
| ADHD | 35 | 9.31% |
| Autism spectrum disorders | 13 | 3.46% |
| Developmental disabilitiesa | 12 | 3.19% |
| Seizures | 7 | 1.86% |
| Learning disabilities | 5 | 1.33% |
| Alcohol/drug problems | 5 | 1.33% |
| Bipolar disorder | 5 | 1.33% |
| Schizophrenia | 3 | 0.01% |
| Otherb | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 376 | 100.0% |
a
Including cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, Tourette syndrome.
b
Including sensory loss, mild mental health conditions.
Some mothers in the present study had more than one child with a developmental or mental health condition. The conditions of the children within each family were independently reviewed by three experienced raters (authors LSD, MM, JH) and the condition determined to be most severe was reported here in this table.