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Maria Davidsson – ADHD and autism in the family: intersections of child and parental experiences

Research
Health and medicine

Dissertation for Medicine Doctoral degree at Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry

Dissertation
Date
17 Apr 2026
Time
13:00 - 16:00
Location
Auditorium Arvid Carlsson, Academicum, Medicinaregatan 3, Gothenburg

Opponent and examining committee

Opponent: Professor Laura Korhonen, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping

Examining committee: Professor Anna Gordh (chair), Professor Ulf Axberg (VID, Oslo) and Professor Carina Sparud Lundin

Good to know

The disputation is held in English and Swedish.

Welcome to attend online via streaming, via Zoom Webinar: link to be announced

Chairperson of the disputation: Professor Maria Johansson 

NDD in Family Context

This thesis examines how neurodevelopmental conditions in children affect family life, with a focus on parental stress, parents’ own neurodevelopmental traits, conflict management, and extreme demand avoidance. The findings highlight the importance of a family-centred approach in child psychiatry.