Re: ADHD blamed for illegal drug use and crime

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:35:15 +0000, Paul Burridge
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>On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:04:54 GMT, Jasbird
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>>The number of young offenders with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
>>Disorder (ADHD) is increasing, says the Crown Prosecution Service. 
>>Youth court solicitors are calling for more training to make sure
>>juveniles with ADHD are treated fairly. 
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>I suspect kids with this condition developed it as a result of being
>brought up in severely dysfunctional families. Ergo, bang up the
>parents.

Researchers claim that ADHD is more hereditary than height. Not being
a geneticist myself - I can't really comment, but they seem confident
that there is a genetic component.

However, I know two boys in the same family: one shows ADHD symptoms
and the other is the perfect child - a year ahead of the rest of his
class. I'll let you guess which one is the elder child. Therefore I
guess that ADHD is a condition with several causes, and that a
treatment in one case may not work in another case. Which means that
what you said about dysfunctional families may be true in some cases.
The rest of what you said is bullshit. The family I referred to (with
the ADHD kid) is in no way dysfunctional. They may have made a few
mistakes in bringing up one of their kids but I hardly think that
banging them up would solve anything.