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let's get started. Hello, everybody, and welcome. Today,'m talking about a lesser known ADHD struggle.

It's impulsive eating.

So let's be real like we always are on the podcast.

You know how sometimes you just can't resist those potato chips or cookies, even when you're not hungry at all.

We've all been there.

Well, for some kids and adults with ADHD, this impulsive eating tendency is much, much more

than typical cravings that most people have.

Most people can stop themselves. Many with ADHD don't have that internal stop sign.

It can create a lot of struggles. I often hear from parents that their child is sneaking food

or they may even refer to this as stealing food. For example, a parent may wake up to find that

the cookies are gone from the kitchen cabinet. They ask the child about the cookies and the child

lies because they don't want to get in trouble. The child ends up feeling a tremendous

amount of shame and the parent is angry and frustrated. It can be a big hurdle in a parent-child

relationship. Impulsive eating can be such a big deal that parents even lock up the food.

Impulsive eating not only negatively impacts children and their parents, but it can also impact children as they grow up to be adults.

This impulsive eating can lead to eating disorders.

There have been several studies showing that children with ADHD have an increased risk of eating disorders.

A Duke University study found that 30% of adults with binge eating disorder have a history of ADHD.

This is a big deal.

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