ADHD… or a hidden infection
What if the diagnosis isn’t the root cause… but a symptom?Multiple species of tick-borne infections-- including #Borrelia (#Lyme), #Bartonella, #Babesia--can affect the brain and nervous system in ways that closely mimic ADHD:
Inattention & poor focusBrain fog & memory issuesImpulsivityEmotional dysregulation #Hyperactivity or internal restlessnessThese infections drive neuroinflammation, disrupt dopamine/serotonin, and impair blood flow in the brain---creating a clinical picture that often gets labeled as #ADHD.
But it goes deeper…This isn’t just “tick-borne.”
These pathogens have been associated with transmission through:
Ticks Misquitos FleasMites Lice
And even more overlooked—mother-to-child transmission (#congenital spread)A mother may carry one or more of these infections and not even know it… because they don’t look the same in every person.
●One person may have fatigue.
●Another anxiety.
●Another joint pain.
●Another no symptoms at all.
So a child may be born already carrying infections that later show up as neurological or behavioral symptoms--like ADHD. The biggest gap AWARENESS.
Most doctors are not trained to recognize theseinfections as neurological drivers.
Testing is also limited and unreliable:• Standard Lyme testing misses over 50% of cases
▪︎ Multiple species of Borrelia but the CDC Two-tier Lyme disease testing only detects 1 species.
• Co-infections (like Bartonella & Babesia) are often not tested at all
• These infections can suppress the immune response, leading to false negatives.. often a clinical diagnosis by an ILADS trained Physician
• Multiple species of Co infections
So what happens?
Children are labeled.Medicated.Managed.But the root cause may never be investigated.
Sometimes it’s not a disorder.
Sometimes it’s an infection
that was missedmisunderstoodor passed down.
