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 Is there a genetic link?
An estimated one in twenty British children are diagnosed with a degree of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Prescriptions of the drug Ritalin have shot from 6,000 in the mid-90s to more than 300,000 in 2003. And research is looking into whether there is a genetic basis in the condition.
Jenni hears from Ben Polis, whose new book "Only A Mother Could Love Him" tells of his struggle with ADHD.
She also discusses whether there is a family link with Aiveen Kirley, who has been investigating genetic traits in ADHD at Trinity College Dublin, and child and adolescent psychiatrist Sami Timimi - Whose contribution to a new book called "Making and Breaking Childrens Lives" argues that ADHD is a construct of media scaremongering and over-medicalising problems.
For more information call the BBC Actionline on 0800 044 044
Ben's story
NHS ADHD info
Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service
BBC News:Ritalin overprescribed
Further reading
Naughty Boys by Sami Timimi published by Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN: 140394511X
Making and Breaking Children's Lives Edited by Craig Newnes and Nick Radcliffe published by PCCS Books, ISBN 1 898059 70 5
Only A Mother could Love Him by Ben Polis published by Hodder Mobius, ISBN: 0-340-83892-2Disclaimer
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