Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Joint Committee On Health
Services and Supports for People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Discussion
Ms Christina Riordan:
I will start and then defer to Dr. McDonnell. On children coming to the programme, it is still a majority of boys but we have a strong cohort of girls. On the cohort of mammies versus daddies engaging in the programme, yes, there would be many mammies. We encourage both parents to come to the programme and we have quite a lot of couples on it. On this round of programmes, we have a strong enough cohorts of dads as well; the involvement is increasing. It is important to allow that space for both parents to attend and to support that.