Re: ADHD blamed for illegal drug use and crime

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:03:54 +0000 (UTC), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anon
Poster) wrote:

>On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:05:40 GMT, mark4asp
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>I would be happy to hear that work on identifying all possible factors
>>is underway - because I doubt that it can be explained solely by
>>genetics if, as you say: "only one child has AD/HD in a family with
>>one or more normal children"
>
>Many disorders are genetic but not all of those are heritable. They
>are caused by deletions and transpositions of gene sequences during
>cell division around the time the egg or sperm is formed.
>
>Williams' Syndrome, for example, appears to be one such condition that
>is often accompanied by the features of AD/HD.

When people are able to identify the specific genes, proteins and
neural transmitters involved then I'll be partly persuaded. When you
can tell me why one kid exhibits symptoms of ADHD and another with a
similar genetic makeup does not then I'll be convinced.

I hadn't realized that transpositions during cell division caused
changes on such large a scale. Presumably, in the genesis of the next
generation there must be a series of transpositions that, on average,
'correct' the genes again - to keep the population with the 'wrong'
gene at about 5% or whatever it is. [my use of 'right' and 'wrong'
here is purely conventional and implies no value judgement by me - but
one by society.]