Jane Kelley wrote in a message to Kalera Ashley:
 KA> JK> ADHD does not have changes in the P.E.T. scans, according to the
 KA> JK> stuff
 KA> I
 KA> JK> downloaded and therefore, isn't genetic.
 KA> PET scans do not determine whether something is genetic. They
 KA> determine  whether a condition causes a change in the brain which
 KA> is visible using PET scans.
 KA> For instance, the variety of dwarfism that runs in my family is
 KA> genetic. It is not diagnosable via PET scan.
 JK> No, it is a defect in the endocrine system which may not
 JK> show up today as there hasn't been enough research in this
 JK> area as yet.  We have known the cause for some time, so why
 JK> go looking for new evidence?
 KA> I think you are insane. I'm sorry.
 JK> And I think that anyone who stuffs a child full of a drug
 JK> such as Ritalin without trying everything else first ought
 JK> to be horse whipped in public. 
WHat else should they try?
Behavior modification?
Other drugs?
What?
 JK> Then stuffed full of that same drug themselves and see how
 JK> they like the result firsthand.
Don't be shy Jane, tell us what you really think.
Alan
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