MP> The "stuff" you just downloaded should rot your hard drive. Alan
 MP> Zametkin at the NIH (you do know what that is, don't you?)
 MP> demonstrated  underactivity in the area of the brain which controls
 MP> impulsivity nearly  a decade ago. Recently, a team led by him found
 MP> that the same area is proportionately smaller in the ADHD brain.
Haven't found that one, have seen other "studies" coming from  that same 
source in the past that are very much open to debate.
And which have long since been outdated by other research.
 MP> As soon as one of your "sources" becomes credible, I'll be glad to
 MP> check. So far, you rely on Doc Neher and the marketing team.
Since I have provided several other sources and you have responded indicating 
that you have not only read the posts but understand them, this is pure 
crappola, big time.
And your usual rebuttal to anything said that doesn't agree with what you 
think.  The mere fact that ALL CHILDREN will react the same way when given 
Ritalin negates anything you may say on this subject.  In fact, those kids 
who have no signs of ADHD and are plain and simply bored stiff in school 
would also behave like little angels on the stuff!
 MP> JK> MP> PET scans have shown that there are areas in the brain that are
 MP> JK> MP> underactive and when MPH is administered, they return to the 
norma
 MP> JK> MP> level of functioning.
Why?  Has anyone bothered to find out how many so called "normal" people have 
this same area in the brain?  What does happen to control subjects who are 
not diagnosed as ADD or ADHD when given the same doses for the same length of 
time?
AND WOULD A REMEDIAL DIET DO THE SAME THING AS THE DRUG?
 MP> No, silly, we use medications for those who require it. Even if we
 MP> know  what is causing it, and it is probably genetics, then what do
 MP> you  propose to do? Tell a person that they can lead a screwed
 MP> up life and still be happy because we now know what is causing
 MP> it?
If we have done scans and we do not find any big difference in the brains of 
those who have ADD and ADHD, then it is not genetic.  Why do normal children 
given the same drug also behave like little robots or zombies in class?  And 
is that the intention of those who are insisting that the kids be medicated 
in the first place?  That they act like little robots, programmed to be 
politically correct?
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