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Jackpine Radical

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Tue Mar-23-10 01:29 PM
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129. True ADHD is a condition of cortical UNDERAROUSAL.

The stimulant drugs work to increase activation in the cortex. Physical hyperactivity is essentially the kid's attempt to compensate for underarousal by increasing his level of physical stimulation. I think that a course of neurotherapy (eeg or cortical bloodflow biofeedback) treatment is a much healthier approach because (in at least 80% of cases) it ends up freeing the patient from drugs entirely.

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