Re: ADHD blamed for illegal drug use and crime

"andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Paul Burridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:04:54 GMT, Jasbird
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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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.
> >
> > I suspect kids with this condition developed it as a result of
being
> > brought up in severely dysfunctional families.
>
> Rubbish.I ve met kids and adults with varying degrees of ADAHD,
and their
> families arent dysfunctional.

Thanks for that, Keith/Andy.  I could not agree more.  Indeed, it is
the presence of an undiagnosed and untreated child with AD/HD in the
family which can cause a level of dysfunction, NOT the dysfunction
causing the AD/HD.