[Dialogue] Fwd: Brasscheck TV: How many people do you know...

[Karl Hess]

Searches for root causes tend to end in infinite regression -  for  
Christians back to the Garden and the apple. So I don't find that a  
very useful question.  I do think it is worth distinguishing three  
elements, although it is mostly theoretical and real cases are  
mixed.   I think it is pretty likely that for the first million years  
or so, hyperactive children were likely more successful at avoiding  
dangerous animals.  Pondering a rustling in the grass could easily be  
fatal.   So genes for hyperactivity would possibly have been of  
survival value.  Clearly they are not of value in a contemporary school.

Then there is the question of psychodynamic aspects and the  
communities the kids live in. And then there is also the element of  
chemical pollution of the environment which fetal or child brains can  
be extremely susceptible to.  The commonest known of these is lead  
which is poisonous in doses far lower than the government is willing  
to admit.

Karl


On Jan 9, 2009, at 9:25 PM, Tracy E. Longacre wrote:

> The thing I always wonder is – what is happening to these kids in  
> the first place? I’ve no doubt that the drugs work well for those  
> who truly need them. I am also extremely suspicious of their  
> overuse. However, for me, it just begs the question – what’s the  
> root cause?
>
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> From: dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net 
> ] On Behalf Of Karl Hess
> Sent: Saturday, 10 January 2009 9:13 AM
> To: Colleague Dialogue
> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Fwd: Brasscheck TV: How many people do you  
> know...
>
> Jack,
>
> In my practice I saw lots of kids who seemed bright but who were  
> getting failing grades.  Many of these kids' self-image was in the  
> toilet and they were about to give up on ever succeeding in school.   
> Some thought they just weren't trying.  Some seemed to have major  
> attentional problems and I tried them on dexedrine-like  
> medications.  Some went to straight A's with a lot less effort than  
> they had been expending before. One kid's mother told me that he was  
> a pitcher on the jr hi baseball team, and on the mound just couldn't  
> focus his attention on the batter.  The first day he took the  
> ritalin, he pitched a no-hitter.
>
> Certainly all treatments can be overused.  Much of this is the  
> consequence of primitive capitalism - the manipulated market is  
> always right.  The drugs are way overpriced.
>
>  They have a very valuable place in my experience.
>
> Karl
>
>
> On Jan 9, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Jack Gilles wrote:
>
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I don't often forward emails of issues that I get from time to  
> time.  But this one on the drug industry is one that I want people  
> to see.  All of us know if people who are being treated for mental  
> issues through drugs, especially children.  This piece will allow  
> you to see the scam much of this is.  I hope Obama's administration  
> will change this situation.
>
> BTW, this site is worth signing up for.  The vast majority of ones  
> I've seen are pretty good.
>
> Jack
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>
> From: "Brasscheck TV" <news at brasschecktv.com>
> Date: January 9, 2009 3:29:54 AM GMT-07:00
> To: "Jack" <icabombay at igc.org>
> Subject: Brasscheck TV:   How many people do you know...
>
> Jack
>
> How many people do you know who
> have been diagnosed with some
> kind of "mental disorder"...
>
> One that coincidentally requires
> a lifetime on drugs?
>
> Thirty years ago this was incredibly
> rare.
>
> Now in countries like the US and
> the UK, it's so common, it's practically
> the norm.
>
> What's going on?
>
> The answer:
>
> http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/527.html
>
> - Brasscheck
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