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[quote=Anonymous][quote]10:54 here. Despite what CHADD and the pharmaceutical literature would have you believe, there is no evidence that ADHD is a biological brain disorder. That is just a theory based on the way that medication alters behavior. A diagnosis of ADHD is based on a subjective assessment of observable behaviors. [/quote]
You are incorrect.  Johns Hopkins and NIH have both found evidence that ADHD brains are different than normal brains and NIH has identified a gene associated with increased liklihood of ADHD.  They aren't yet able to diagnose ADHD based on brain images or genes but they have clearly identfied that it is a neurobiological disorder.  We participate in this research at NIH and are happy to contribute to better understanding of ADHD.  Also there are a number of disorders/illnesses for which there is no objective test - ALS is one of them http://www.alsa.org/about-als/diagnosing-als.html I don't hear anyone claiming it's a disorder dreamed up by drug companies.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2007/gene-predicts-better-outcome-as-cortex-normalizes-in-teens-with-adhd.shtml
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2007/brain-matures-a-few-years-late-in-adhd-but-follows-normal-pattern.shtml  
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2006/brain-changes-mirror-symptoms-in-adhd.shtml
http://www.kennedykrieger.org/overview/news/novel-imaging-technique-reveals-brain-abnormalities-may-play-key-role-adhd
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110609112915.htm[/quote]

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