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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 12:40 PM Original message |
Did hyperactivity evolve as a survival aid for nomads? - New Scientist Story |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. My theory is that there are an inordinate number of Americans with this gene |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Could be though the difference would be slight |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Interesting |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yes definately coincidence. There was no diagnosis in the past n/t |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Just because there was no diagnosis in the past |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. ADHD likely |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yeah there were other issues |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Lol we do sound very similar your husband and I |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. "slightly hypoglycemic" |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. LOL it's me with different interests :P |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. The first couple of times he took a whole pill |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Sounds like your classic low activation person |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. God, I hated Ritalin! |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. You were probably taking too much |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. my father moved 18 times before i started highschool.. whole family has Aspergers Syndrome to one |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Different syndrome with different genetic component etc. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. they dont want to do any research on it, might prove to be a disability.. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. Nothing new about this..... |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Was it backed up with scientific research and genetics? |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You dont know Thom Hartman do you?? |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I've listened to him before but he's not a scientist |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. (shrug) Maybe a certain amount of get-up-and-go was selected for... 10,000 years ago... |
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cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
23. Maybe but I think it might have to do with high fructose corn syrup, caffeine, T.V. and video games |
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