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Attention Deficit Disorder and Other
Learning Disorders In the
year 2000, 17 million children in Most
veteran teachers will tell you that the increased use of Ritalin is not the
result of an increased awareness in ADD, as some would argue, but an increase
in the actual number of cases. Think back to when you were in school. Was half
of your class out of control? Were most of your friends taking medication for
hyperactivity? Again, we must find out just what is wrong! The
problem is that many young people are being misdiagnosed. According to Doris
Rapp, M.D., an expert on the treatment
of environmental illness, as many as two-thirds of the millions of children
on Ritalin are actually suffering from acute allergic reactions to
environmental agents. Removal of certain chemicals or a profound change in
diet could solve the problem. These children do not need powerful drugs. Young
people are exposed to so many chemicals that many of them develop
sensitivities. This happens because their detox
system burns out even before it fully develops. Then they become susceptible
to the effects of even traces of chemicals. I want to state one more time
that when it comes to toxins, the amount of exposure is not as important as
how sensitive a person is. Children need much less exposure than adults do to
develop negative symptoms. |