KA> I
JK>  KA> JK> downloaded and therefore, isn't genetic.
JK> 
JK>  KA> PET scans do not determine whether something is genetic. They
JK>  KA> determine  whether a condition causes a change in the brain which
JK>  KA> is visible using PET scans.
JK>  KA> For instance, the variety of dwarfism that runs in my family is
JK>  KA> genetic. It is not diagnosable via PET scan.
JK> 
JK> No, it is a defect in the endocrine system which may not show up today as 
JK> there hasn't been enough research in this area as yet.  We have known the 
JK> cause for some time, so why go looking for new evidence?
Your rebuttal has nothing to do with strengthening the statement which you 
made and I objected to: the claim that PET scans conclusively diagnose 
enetic
vs. non-genetic conditions. That was pure nonsense.
Incidentally, you know nothing about the variety of dwarfism that runs in 
myfamily and are in no position to make claims as to what causes it. It is 
not, in fact, a defect of the endocrine system (which, if you were educated,
you would know is the same as saying "a gland problem" and is a meaningless 
sweeping statement) but is a rare and unique genetic anomaly. The  details 
an
be found on file at Johns-Hopkins.
JK>  KA> I think you are insane. I'm sorry.
JK> 
JK> And I think that anyone who stuffs a child full of a drug such as Ritalin 
JK> without trying everything else first ought to be horse whipped in public.
JK> 
JK> Then stuffed full of that same drug themselves and see how they like the 
JK> result firsthand.
You continue to completely discount the possibility that I am such a child, 
and that Ritalin has significantly improved the quality of my life to the 
extent that I have been able to mature into a sane and productive adult. 
ther
methods did not have the effect of mitigating my symptoms.
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