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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: Rajagra on Thu, 30 September 2010, 18:29:08

Title: ADHD news
Post by: Rajagra on Thu, 30 September 2010, 18:29:08: The mystery is solved (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11437079).

So it's official. They really are just annoying little bastards. :rofl:
Title: ADHD news
Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 30 September 2010, 18:47:44: Knew it!!
Title: ADHD news
Post by: ricercar on Fri, 01 October 2010, 14:12:04: Quote
Professor Anita Thapar said: "We found that, compared with the control group, the children with ADHD have a much higher rate of chunks of DNA that are either duplicated or missing."

Lies, Benchmarks, and Statistics, meh. What's with '15% of the ADHD people vs 7% of the control group'? While you can say twice as many in ADHD group compared to the control group, you can also say this "finding" correlates to fewer than 1 in 6 of the participants. There are obviously undiscovered factors in the other 5 out of 6 ADHD subjects.
Title: ADHD news
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 01 October 2010, 14:20:37: maybe i'm old fashioned, but i continue to believe ADHD is caused by "wasnt beaten enough as a child".
Title: ADHD news
Post by: ricercar on Fri, 01 October 2010, 14:55:00: Does Ritalin cause one to have a keyboard hobby?
Title: ADHD news
Post by: kip69 on Fri, 01 October 2010, 20:15:59: Quote from: ricercar;228761
Does Ritalin cause one to have a keyboard hobby?

Ritalin made my wpm got from 15 to 50 but my errors went up an equal amount.
Title: ADHD news
Post by: Rajagra on Fri, 01 October 2010, 20:21:19: It's like rohypnol for keyboards!
Title: ADHD news
Post by: EverythingIBM on Fri, 01 October 2010, 22:16:54: Oh so ADHD is genetic, just like being "overweight"...

I think we're in an age where everything is just blamed on genetics.

Sodium Benzoate (used as a preservative, mostly liquids such as pop beverages) actually can provoke ADHD. I would say dietary habits would influence ADHD more than "genetics". I'm sorry but your genetics don't determine how much pop you drink, or decisions you make.
Title: ADHD news
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 02 October 2010, 03:31:28: Once again, the forum's resident lunatic denies the existence of modern psychology. The irony is never lost on me...