[blam]

"they also found that the 7R allele was created recently and may have provided an evolutionary advantage at some time in human history."

Somehow I already knew that.

[Rain-maker]

Attention; ADD related to enviroment and lack of discipline....

[Rudder]

...why ADHD is so pervasive and may show us a way to provide more effective treatments."

Once a normal and adaptive behavioral pattern, it now requires treatment.

We have come this far...

[BADJOE]

Yes. And since our public school system tries to force every kid into a common mold, one must seek novelty or go stark raving mad.

Probably, Thomas Edison. Henry Ford, the Wright bros. , Einstein and countless other "misfits" had this problem.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

It's that some people can consume sugar, the Attention Deficit people can't.

[gwynapnudd]

DUH!!

Little boys are the progeny of warriors who survived battle to reproduce. Being hyper and alert was a huge advantage for warriors, and was easily controlled with military discipline.

[Enlightiator]

I love science that mixes speculation and guessing with the lab work....not.

[RicocheT]

The ability and inclination to rob, rape and pillage once got you elected chief. Now, it gets you 20 to life in prison.

[wildehunt]

Thomm Hartmann - A Hunter and Farmer Approach to ADD/ADHD

This fellow has been using this premise as an approach to treatment for quite a while..
It's interesting...

[MissAmericanPie]

What kind of advantage I wonder? If my child had this gene I would have to home school him rather than risk the medication they give them for it. I have heard that Retalin (sp?) works on the same area of the brain as cocaine does and some kids that have used it have grown up to be addicted to cocaine.