Re: ADHD blamed for illegal drug use and crime

"Anon Poster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:43:52 -0000, "Stan Mould" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> >"Anon Poster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> Williams' Syndrome, for example, appears to be one such condition
> >that
> >> is often accompanied by the features of AD/HD.
> >
> >Do tell the others what Williams' Syndrome is.
>
>   1. The molecular basis of Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS)
>
>   WBS is a rare microdeletion syndrome with a sporadic incidence
>   of 1 in 20,000 live births, that presents with a wide spectrum
>   of clinical symptoms affecting almost every body system. These
>   include cardiovascular lesions, recognizable facies, dental
>   problems, hypersensitivity to sound, hypercalcemia, and
>   musculoskeletal abnormalities. Individuals with WBS also have
>   a complex cognitive and behavioural profile which includes mild
>   mental retardation, delayed expressive and receptive language
>   skills, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and anxiety.
>   WBS is caused by the deletion of at least 25 genes on one copy of
>   human chromosome 7, causing haploinsufficiency, or the inability
>   of some of the genes within the deletion to compensate for the
>   lack of one copy.
>   -
http://www.uhnres.utoronto.ca/institutes/html/tgri/gm/osborne.html
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> >In fact there is a remarkable similarity between Tourette's
Syndrome
> >and AD/HD - some say that AD/HD is TS without tics.  I don't agree
> >about the latter, but do think that there is a link, just as some
say
> >there is an overlap of about 30% between AD/HD and dyslexia.
> >
> >I beleiev that dyslexia is just another (inaccurate)  term for
those
> >with AD/HD who have difficulty in reading.
>
> I found this article (Genetics and ADHD) interesting:
> http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/gn301/Supplements/ADHD_Paper.html
>

I shall read this article in depth and get back here on it ASAP.

In the meantime, I mention that the article mentions Thom Hartmann's
name with the inference that he is an expert on the disorder.

Nice guy, but 'nuff said.