Wednesday April 14, 2010 homework-Citations

Works Cited

Adams, Mike. "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, Has a Simple Cause: Poor Nutrition and Food Additives." Independent News on Natural Health, Nutrition and More. 19 Aug. 2004. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. .

-Food is the cause of this condition. It's poor nutrition and too many sweets that make a child hyper.

• "Let's face it -- the human brain is a flesh and blood organ, and it is strongly influenced by blood chemistry, which is, in turn, dictated almost entirely by diet. What you eat, in other words, determines what your blood composition looks like, and what your blood composition looks like determines the way your brain functions. "
• "when you eat processed foods containing additives and artificial colors, you are introducing toxic chemicals into your bloodstream. Those chemicals find their way into the brain and alter brain function"
• "But it isn't just food additives -- it's also refined carbohydrates. People who eat large quantities of white bread (or food containing refined white flour) also suffer from mental disorders. These can include depression, aggression and violent behavior, and learning disabilities. "

"Adhdtesting." ADHD Testing Issues regarding Testing, Drugging, and Diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. .

-ADHD can't be measured by any standards.

• "A teacher might observe that a child has marked inattention on a daily basis in his or her classroom. This is the teacher’s own observations."
• "At this point it is critical to restate the fact that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) voted ADD in as a “mental disorder” by a show of hands (majority vote) in 1980 at their committee meeting, without scientific evidence present"
• "In 1998, The National Institute of Health held a Conference on ADD/ADHD. At the end of this conference they issued this statement: "....We do not have an independent, valid test for ADD/ADHD and there are no data to indicate that ADD/ADHD is due to a brain malfunction.""

Block, Mary A. "No More ADHD « CCHR International." CCHR: Watchdog Information on Psychiatry, Psychiatric Disorders and Psychiatric Drugs. 15 Sept. 2009. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. .

-ADHD is just sugar induced children.

• "I have seen and treated thousands of children from all over the United States, who had previously been labeled ADHD and treated with amphetamine drugs"
• "The Annals of Allergy, reported in 1993, that children with allergies perform less successfully in school, across the board, than children who do not have allergies."
• "There is no valid test for ADHD. The diagnosis called ADHD is completely subjective. While some compare ADHD to diabetes, there really is no comparison. Diabetes is an insulin deficiency that can be objectively measured. Insulin is a hormone manufactured by the body and needed for life. ADHD cannot be objectively measured and amphetamines are not made by the body or needed for life."

"Brain Studies Show ADHD Is Real Disease - Drugs.com MedNews." Drugs.com | Prescription Drugs - Information, Interactions & Side Effects. 6 Aug. 2009. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. .

-ADHD can be measured in Brain tests

• "s a real disease linked to changes in production of the brain chemical dopamine"
• "If you have a certain variant of this gene, you have a greatly increased risk of having ADHD," said lead researcher Dr. Philip Shaw, a researcher in the Child Psychiatry Branch at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health"
• ""About one-quarter to one-fifth of children with ADHD has this gene variant," he said. "That's higher than the general population where about a fifth to a sixth has the variant.""
• "In a second study, scientists found that, in contrast to the common wisdom, ADHD is associated with lowered dopamine production."

Breeding, John. "Does ADHD Even Exist?: The Ritalin Sham - The Natural Child Project." The Natural Child Project - Celebrating Attachment Parenting and Unschooling since 1996. July-Aug. 2000. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. .

-personal story of a child with "ADHD"

• "Nathan had been diagnosed at age five with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and had taken Ritalin for a year. Alice thought the drug greatly helped her son, slowing him down enough so that he could listen and process information."
• "Proponents of psychiatric drugs attest that they "work," meaning they alter mood, thought, and action."
• "Like Alice, a large percentage of adults who take psychiatric drugs or give them to their children would prefer to avoid them"

"What Is ADHD?" KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Web. 22 Apr. 2010. .