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My clinical experience with hundreds of typical U.S. stepfamilies since 1981 reveals that ~ 15-25% of them have one or more adults or kids diag-nosed with "Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)," and/or "Hyperactivity Disorder (HD)." More are probably undiagnosed. These disorders are commonly thought to be caused by hormone imbalances because their symptoms do abate with appropriately-prescribed medications. From my study of low-nurturance ("dysfunctional") childhoods and the development of false-self (psychological) wounds (reactive personalities). I strongly suspect that ADD and HD really indicate (a) low-nurturance child-hoods caused by (b) wounded, unaware caregivers. If true, well-prescribed medications may control the symptoms, but not affect the real cause. As with alcoholism, some persons may be genetically predisposed to developing these neuro-hormonal conditions. I suspect that most doctors (including psychiatrists) don't assess patients for surviving early-childhood neglect and having significant false-self wounds. I know of no research that has investigated this theory so far. This research generally supports, vs. validates, the premise above. If you know an adult or child diagnosed with ADD and/or HD (or similar conditions like bi-polar disorder, Narcissism, clinical depression, and Border-line Personality Disorder), suggest that they explore Project 1 here, and assess for significant false-self wounds. Once identified, these wounds can be reduced with skilled help, and family nurturance can be improved! slides / Project 1 index & guidebook / more perspective 1 > 2 > 3 / close |
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