Re: ADHD blamed for illegal drug use and crime

"Stan Mould" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "Anon Poster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:43:52 -0000, "Stan Mould" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >"Anon Poster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  
> > >> 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
> >
> > >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.

Thom has ADHD.  Although he's not medically qualified he's done a lot
of research into the disorder and its effects.  Some of his theories
are very interesting.

jb