This study, coming out of Michigan State University, points to a growing body of research that says that low level lead exposure could be a factor in the increases in ADHD. This study was of 150 children in the Lansing area, and showed that the children with ADHD had higher levels of lead in their blood than those without ADHD.

Other studies have shown a link between low level lead exposure and lower IQs.

So, maybe we should be on the warpath about banning all toys from China and cleaning... more

MRI scans and DNA research revealed that children with the version of the dopamine D4 receptor gene, 7-repeat variant, with ADHD started out with the thinnest cortex areas of the brain. This area of the brain is important for controlling attention (right orbitofrontal and posterior parieto-occipital). However, 3-D MRI scans revealed that teenagers with this variant and ADHD ended up with normal thickness in the areas on the right side of the brain’s outer mantle, or cortex, resulting... more

1. While at your pediatrician’s office, a nurse asks you to get your child off the roof, and you didn’t know your child had gone outside. 2. You spend more time trying to find your child’s homework, than it takes to finish it. 3. The school has your child call home everyday, asking you to bring gym shoes, because your child has forgotten them so many times. 4. Your child gets a zero on an exam, for talking to others before the exams are collected. 5. Your child always has the last word. 6. If allowed to play with legos while listening to a story, your child can recant the details perfectly. 7. You’re afraid to walk on your child’s bedroom floor because... more