Tommy and ADHD: A Case Study

A close examination of Tommy's family background and his mother's behavior during the prenatal period suggests that they may have contributed to his psychological disorder. Tommy lives in an impoverished single-mother household and is the youngest child in a family that consists of eight children. Without support from her estranged husband, Tommy's mother faces considerable difficulties with earning sufficient income to feed and clothe her children. Because of her struggle to provide for her family in poor housing conditions, Tommy's mother lives in a continual state of stress and depression. While she was pregnant with Tommy, Tommy's mother suffered from malnutrition, physical fatigue and stress. In order to defuse her stress, Tommy's mother smoked at least two packs of cigarettes a day, even while she was pregnant with Tommy.

According to Wilson (1978), maternal malnutrition and negative m

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