AD/HD For Dummies
By Jeff Strong, Michael O. Flanagan

ISBN: 0-7645-3712-1
Format: Paper
Pages: 356 Pages
Pub. Date: October 2004

Sound advice for parents whose kids have trouble concentrating
According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated five to
ten percent of children suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). …

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See http://tinyurl.com/hhlvy for source

http://www.adderallxr.com/ty/ty_story/

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060918/LOCAL/609…

Infants’ doses were 1,000 times too strong

Excerpt:

Joint Commission spokeswoman Charlene Hill said punishing employees for
mistakes — unless they were intentional — would discourage them from
reporting errors so that they can be fixed.

"The first reaction (from the public) is that we should fire nurses and
discipline doctors. But that will not solve the problems because it’s the
system that’s broken," Hill said.

Indiana in January began requiring hospitals to report 27 types of medical
errors to the state Health Department, and the results will be made public
in the first quarter of 2007. In 1999, an Institute of Medicine report
estimated that almost 100,000 patients a year die in U.S. hospitals as a
result of preventable errors, though many experts say the number is much
higher. The Joint Commission knows of 36 deaths or injuries in Indiana
hospitals from January 1995 through December 2004, though that number is
certainly higher, commission officials said.

That’s why blameless error-reporting is important, Hill said.

"Blame and shame is part of culture in society so it forces errors
underground, and they do not get fixed."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/01/48hours/main1270189.shtml?C…

[If you missed it there are two videos.  Watch the police interview].

Blaming the Babysitter.

Read about the parent and boyfirend neglect.  How the police questioned her
without notifing the parents.  How she was blamed and NOT the parent or
boyfriend.

She was cuffed and charged with killing the baby.

Thank God it is over and Ashey is free, but getting counseling to cope her
trauma.

Qoute:

Asked who he thinks killed Freya Garden, Ashley’s attorney Bryan Hershman
says, "I can’t say that. And I won’t say that. I can only tell you if this
was an intentional act, there were only one of three people who could have
done it. Ashley, mom, and mom’s boyfriend."

Neurotoxicology. 2005 Mar;26(2):241-55.
Amalgam exposure and neurological function.
Kingman A, Albers JW, Arezzo JC, Garabrant DH, Michalek JE.
Division of Clinical Research and Health Promotion,
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research,
National Institutes of Health, 45 Center Drive,
Room 4As-25U, Bethesda, MD 20892-6401, USA.

Concerns regarding the safety of silver-mercury
amalgam fillings continue to be raised in the
absence of any direct evidence of harm. The
widespread population exposure to amalgam
mandated that a thorough investigation be
conducted of its potential effects on the nervous
system. The National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research and U.S. Air Force
investigators collaborated in the ongoing
Air Force Health Study (AFHS) of Vietnam era
veterans. The primary study question involved
adverse health effects associated with exposure to
herbicides or dioxin. An assessment of exposure
to dental amalgam fillings was added to the
1997-1998 health examination to investigate
possible associations between amalgam exposure
and neurological abnormalities. Our study
population consisted of 1663 dentate AFHS
participants, comprised of 986 AFHS controls
and 677 Ranch Hand veterans who were
exposed to dioxin in Vietnam. Two hundred
and fifty-two of the participants had confirmed
diabetes mellitus. Study outcomes included
clinical neurological signs, vibrotactile thresholds, and
summary variables for different levels of
peripheral neuropathy. A limitation of our study is that
our database did not include more sensitive
continuous measures such as nerve conduction
studies. No significant associations were found
between amalgam exposure and clinical
neurological signs of abnormal tremor, coordination,
station or gait, strength, sensation, or
muscle stretch reflexes or for any level of
peripheral neuropathy among our study participants. A
statistically significant association was detected
between amalgam exposure and the continuous
vibrotactile sensation response for the combined
non-diabetic participants and separately for
non-diabetic AFHS controls. No significant
association in this measure was detectable for
non-diabetic Ranch Hand veterans or among
the combined diabetic participants. The association
is a sub-clinical finding that was not associated
with symptoms, clinically evident signs of
neuropathy, or any functional impairment. Overall,
we found no association between amalgam
exposure and neurological signs or clinically
evident peripheral neuropathy. Our findings do not
support the hypothesis that exposure to amalgam
produces adverse, clinically evident neurological
effects.

J Dent. 2003 Sep;31(7):487-92.
Memory functions in persons with dental amalgam.
Dalen K, Lygre GB, Klove H, Gjerdet NR, Askevold E.
Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of
Bergen, Jonas Liesvei 91, N-5009, Bergen, Norway.

Memory and psychophysiological variables in persons
with self-reported reactions to dental amalgam (amalgam
patients: N=26) and in persons without such symptoms
(controls: N=21) were compared. The groups were
matched regarding age, education, and amount of amalgam.
Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised was obtained for all
subjects and compared to amalgam points in a
dose-response design. The results demonstrated that
amalgam patients function on the same level as the controls
regarding memory variables, attention, concentration, and
delayed recall. Psychophysiological measures of skin
conductance as correlates of attention and basal memory
functions, were compared in the two groups. No differences
between the two groups were observed and no correlation
between memory variables and exposure to amalgam could
be detected.

Here’s an example of the sort of harm caused by those
who propagate myths about amalgam’s alleged harmful
effects:

"The only step we’ve taken that I truly regret is when
I had all my "silver" (amalgam) fillings in my teeth
replaced (22 fillings, involving 14 teeth). I do know
of people that this has helped, but it hasn’t helped me
at all health-wise and has left me with over a year of
constant pain in my teeth. I lost 1 tooth that had to
be pulled, as well. The problem was that the dentist
did not warn me about just how excruciating the pain
could be before I had this done – they said it was
similar to getting a filling – and that I’d probably have
"a little sensitivity" afterwards. Was THAT ever an
understatement! I had to take strong pain-killers daily
for a solid two months after the removals, and that just
barely kept me comfortable! The other problem is
they talked me into having all 4 quadrants of my teeth
done the same week – in 4 consecutive days. This
was probably the biggest mistake we made. I had no
problems with the exposures during the removals – they
did follow the recommended protocol for removing
the amalgams. However, the pain and problems
with chewing I have suffered since then were just
unbearable. For almost a year I was not able to chew
anything even slightly crunchy – even pickles or onions –
and absolutely nothing to eat or drink that was
colder than room temperature! If something cold hit
those teeth – it would almost make me say dirty
words it would hurt so bad! I even had to brush
my teeth with warm water only. I’m just now starting to
be able to chew regularly again – nuts are still out,
but it’s getting better all the time. Also, the filling
material they used on me was a "composite" and
they’re not lasting at all. I’ve already had to have 2
crowns and a bridge (involving 3 teeth) because the
fillings started cracking the minute I was finally able
to start chewing on those back teeth. I’m just putting
this out there because I feel I wasn’t given complete
information before making the decision to go ahead
with my removals. I now would tell people to try
absolutely EVERY other way to reduce their toxic
exposures first (cleaning their environment, switching
to non-toxic products, etc.) before making the decision
to have their fillings removed and replaced. And
even then – only if you’re still really disabled from your
condition…"

That’s a quote from:
http://www.ourlittleplace.com/jackimcs.html

‘Autism’ assumes a condition from a set of behaviours and uses this
condition to infer that what is observed are ‘symptoms’. Yes, you are
right, the concept ‘Autism’ is circular, incoherent.

I worked for 7 years with people with disabilities, some of whom were
very socially challenging. Not once did I think ‘he’s got autism’. Then
one day someone said ‘he’s got autism’. This meant nothing to me. I
already knew the person, now I am told he ‘has’ (has?)something. So the
only time I EVER found this ‘autism’ was when someone labelled someone
else with it. Now why would anyone want to do that? And that’s
precisely what autism is – a vicious, unhelpful label, a conceptually
irrelevant, confused notion. Try this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autistic_culture

In a bikini it’s like dammmmnnnnnn. She’s smokin’.

http://groups.google.com/group/misc.health.alternative/msg/a3638499e6…

As I already explained to you, your opinions. It was a metaphor. I
shall take care not to use  one again, since you seem to think that the
use of metaphor is a lie.

http://groups.google.com/group/misc.health.alternative/msg/e33358e16b…

Subject: Jan: thick or evil?

Jun 1 2005

It’s a difficult subject; I’m a liberal, and I like to think anyone can
be helped. But if Jan really believes the crap she’s peddling, she’s as
thick as two short planks. Possibly beyond help. And if she’s any
degree of intelligence at all, she (a) doesn’t believe it, and (b)
still peddles it, in the certain knowledge that she is doing possibly
lethal harm. Evil.

As the mother of four kids (miraculously live and healthy, despite
being vaccinated–that was sarcasm Jan; I explain in case my stupidity
theory is in fact correct), I would frankly rather they found
pornography on the net than the outpourings of Jan and her ilk; I’d
find it easier (though no less embarrassing) to explain. I’m not sure
they would understand that people could actually *be* that stupid.

That was NOT a metaphor!!!

I peddle nothing.

It was to stir up trouble.  Which it most certainly did.

It was also belittling and insulting.

It was her very first post.  None of the *gang* knew who she was.

Yet they eagerly believed what she said and added more.

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/metaphor

1 : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind
of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or
analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly : figurative
language — compare SIMILE
2 : an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor : SYMBOL

It was NOT a figure of speech.