ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2019
Liberating parents from guilt: a grounded theory study of parents' internet communities for the recognition of ADHD.
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- Online search and activities of parents of children with ADHD: a qualitative study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- The experiences of adults with ADHD in interpersonal relationships and online communities: A qualitative study.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2023Article
- Ambivalent bonds, positive and negative emotions, and expectations in teachers' perceptions of relationship with their students with ADHD.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- The (Un)real Existence of ADHD-Criteria, Functions, and Forms of the Diagnostic Entity.Frontiers in sociology · 2022Article
- Understanding the psycho-social context for a new early intervention for resistance to change that aims to strike a beneficial balance between structure and flexibility.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study presents a qualitative analysis of information posted on the Internet by two communities of French parents promoting the recognition of ADHD in the context of current health and school practices.
methodGrounded Theory (Strauss & Corbin's approach) was applied to the posted messages, with the aim to discover the main concern and common theme through a constant comparison analysis.
resultsLiberating parents from feeling responsible for their child's misconduct was found to be the core category. From this perspective, we account for the commitment of the digital communities to formalize the child's conduct as a consequence of a neurodevelopmental disorder. This approach helps to account for the promotion of behavioural expertise and conditioning strategies (e.g., positive reinforcement) for handling the child's so-called disorder as appropriate parental responses. Giving evidence for parenting struggles was the third main concern of the communities, in the face of perceived skepticism from professionals towards ADHD as a medical condition.
conclusionsBy using examples from countries that are found to have a more pro-medical approach to ADHD, the communities aim at improving such medical practices in France. Issues surrounding the claim that ADHD would require a specific style of parenting are also discussed.
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