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From the
editor's desk...
Has the ADHD dilemma
been resolved at last?
News that a research
team has developed the first biological test for ADHD should go
some way towards resolving one of the biggest questions in
contemporary childhood education - is attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder real or the creation of industry?
Kids in Perth --The Parents Paper has received many calls and
letters in the past from people supporting or objecting to
articles referring to ADHD. It's a topic that arouses
considerable passion. Some believe it to be a modern myth but
people whose family lives have been devastated by uncontrollable
children always beg to differ. They point to the almost
miraculous changes in behaviour that prescribed medication can
deliver.
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