Posted on 09/30/2010 4:22:14 AM PDT by JoeProBono
British scientists have found the first direct evidence attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genetic disorder and say their research could eventually lead to better treatments for the condition.
Researchers who scanned the gene maps of more than 1,400 children found that those with ADHD were more likely than others to have small chunks of their DNA duplicated or missing....
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
More pills...more pills...Yeah!!!!
This is simply an idiotic post. Spanking is fine, but ADHD is real and requires a little different approach.
Not idiotic at all especially considering most ADHD cases are misdiagnosed.
Study finds adhd often misdiagnosed
By Lauren McKown (Last updated: 09/15/10 9:52pm)
http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2010/09/study_finds_adhd_often_misdiagnosed
Almost 1 million children nationwide could be misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, according to a recent study by Todd Elder, MSU assistant professor of economics.
Many children are misdiagnosed because they are the youngest in their kindergarten classes, according to Elder’s report which sampled about 12,000 children using data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Elder plans to publish the report in the future, according to an MSU statement.
What, they discovered that if you’re a boy, you’d rather be outside interacting with the real world than be stuffed in a classroom and treated like you’re nothing but a defective girl?
Interesting how science finds ways to justify its opposition to the natural world.
Our son, whom we homeschool, would quickly be labeled ADD or ADHD. I have found that Vitamin D3 helps his focus a great deal. The vitamin shop suggested fish oil as well and we will be adding that later this week. We also sometimes have to “learn in motion” or use visual blocks (like a library carrel) to cut down on distractions. That’s it. No experimenting on my kid with mind-altering drugs...just safe and natural.
There may well be a genetic link to ADHD, but I still don’t think that drugging the kids into submission is the answer.
When I was a kid, I was just labeled as “hyperactive” and that was that. I had to learn how to bring myself back to the task at hand, instead of letting the distractions run my life.
These days, kids are drugged rather than taught how to effectively deal with the condition.
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Hmm, how many females are diagnosed with ADHD? Maybe that’s why it’s genetic.
First, genetic association studies like this one don't prove causality; and often the involved genetic loci are only mutated in a relatively small (but statistically significant) percentage of patients. They are useful, however, to help guide further studies into potential mechanisms, and also potentially as biomarkers.
Second, it's very important for everyone to acknowledge that not all human behavior is a ‘choice’, or based on nurturing/upbringing etc. Our brains work on the basis of complex biological processes, including intricate patterns of brain chemistry. Sometimes the ‘hardware’ for those processes is genetically impaired/altered, and that is not something you can ‘fix’ by discipline or strong-willed intervention. Anyone who has interacted with a true schizophrenic, and who has seen them go from hearing voices and having severe delusions to being normal after receiving specific appropriate anti-psychotic medications knows how true this is.
Are some conditions, such as ADHD overdiagnosed? Likely, and I'm sure there are plenty of children who have other reasons for their inability to concentrate than ADHD. On the other hand, ADHD is a real entity, like autism, and bipolar disorder, etc., and proper diagnosis and treatment can allow affected children to lead normal lives. Let's not be dogmatic on either side of the fence.
Don't forget SSI.
I have found a void of discipline in just about all cases where I’ve been introduced to someone with ADHD.
This is not to say that you beat your child. However, self control training must begin as soon as they can walk.
Letting a child have and do everything they want results in an inability to focus and have self control.
Modern parents don’t parent, they pacify.
I’m sure ADHD is an issue for some kids but I agree that a huge number of kids get diagnosed with it to make their lazy parents feel better. If the parents can point to ADHD, they don’t have to face the fact that their kid is a little terror because of their bad parenting.
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