The risk of behavioural disturbances is higher in asthmatic children than in healthy children, especially if no one in the child's family suffers from asthma or allergic diseases and knowledge of the disease is minimal. Professional advice, making them aware of what asthma is and how to manage asthma attacks, is a great help for such families.

A study of 663 children at risk of developing asthma (the risk was estimated before birth, based on the parents' skin test results and family history).