How important is family to individuals with ADHD?

Family support is extremely important to people with ADHD. Although generally this support will come in the form of a traditional family, it can also come in the form of friends and community support. “Most people with ADD … don’t get enough positive human contact,” the authors of Delivered from Distraction state. “This is especially true for the people with ADD as they have to deal with so many reprimands, reminders, remediations and reproaches.”