JANE KELLEY was thinking about Ritalin and NIMH and keyed into 
cyberspace:
JK> KA> JK> Found article and I quote:  "Attention lapses caused by
JK> KA> petit mal seizures
JK> KA> JK> be confused with ADHD".  Exactly what I have been
JK> KA> complaining about. 
JK> KA> You've been copmplaining about NIMH's caution not to confuse
JK> KA> ADHD with a  completely different condition?
JK>No, I have been complaining about the tendency of folks such as
JK>yourself to  act like profane experts on all kinds of "mental"
JK>conditions without the  knowledge of the physical causes of behavior.
JK>In short, the courses in  anatomy and physiology, pharmacology,
JK>chemistry, and a hord of other subjects  that medical and nursing
JK>folks study. 
You sidestepped that one, again. You were complaining about it.
Jane, remember when I told you that I have those courses. In fact, I 
told you that I teach those courses. However, you do not accept what 
anyone who disagrees with you says.
JK>And that those who do have a medical background would not be guilty
JK>of trying  to persuade a parent of a child with a seizure disorder
JK>that any drug, other  than that for the seizure condition itself,
JK>would fix deviant behavior. 
First off, ADHD is NOT deviant behavior. Second, it has been clinically 
demonstrated that a controlled seizure disorder will not be affected by 
the use of MPH to aid in the treatment of ADHD. But I have told you that 
before. You choose to remain clueless.
JK>In fact, the NIMH article stated that some behavior problems were to
JK>be  expected with children who had petit mal seizures.
It did not. We know your reading comprehension skills are somewhat, 
shall we say, deficient. 
JK> KA> Mark Probert has never denied that restricted diet helps people
JK> KA> with food  allergies. He, and other people such as myself, deny
JK> KA> that restricted diet  helps people with ADHD.
JK>He has denied that anyone diagnosed with ADHD could be helped with a
JK>remedial  diet.
Absolutely correct. True, properly diagnosed, ADHD cannot be treated 
with a remedial diet. The diet theory has been debunked more times than 
you ignore facts.
I insist that many are so diagnosed who actually do
JK>not have this  problem.
And many who have this problem go undiagnosed because of scare mongers 
and the terminally clueless.
JK>And who should be seen by someone with a medical background to find
JK>out what  might be going on.
Korsakoff's Syndrome?
JK> KA> JK> Also found a statement that ADHD is linked to both the use
JK> KA> of alcohol and o
JK> KA> JK> cocaine during pregnancy.  As this is usually by addicts, as
JK> KA> a chemical
JK> KA> JK> dependency counselor, I object vigorously to the
JK> KA> prescription of any drug f
JK> KA> JK> any human by anyone unless addiction in the immediate family
JK> KA> is factored in
JK> KA> JK> the history!  It is all too evident to me that this is not
JK> KA> being done. 
JK> KA> I agree that many doctors are negligent in researching personal
JK> KA> and family  background when prescribing medications. However,
JK> KA> there have been no known incidents of addiction resulting from
JK> KA> Ritalin use in the treatment of ADHD.
JK>KNOWN BY WHOM?  I know one chemical dependency counselor who would
JK>disagree  with your statement.  Also so does the doctor whose article
JK>I downloaded,  Peter Briggs, I think.
You are talking about Peter Breggin. A known anti-medication for 
psychiatry, husband of a scientologist, liar. His most recent book begs 
credulity as there are so many factual errors that I found it hard to 
read. 
I am frankly too lazy at this
JK>time of the morning to  go dig it out of file.  I downloaded some 20
JK>pages when I entered "Ritalin"  in a search engine, and his was the
JK>largest. 
Yep. He has a P.H.D. That is *P*iled *H*igher and *D*eeper. 
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