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Genetic Research on AD/HD Finds Evolutionary Link
By Bob Seay
AD/HD May Not Have Always Been a Disorder; Research indicates that traits
may have contributed to the survival of early humans
Thom Hartmann took a lot of flak when he proposed an evolutionary model of
AD/HD. Now, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have
concluded that his controversial theory may well be correct. Researchers
now believe that a gene variation associated with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) first appeared 10,000 to
40,000 years ago and was probably a significant advantage to the early
humans who had it.
In an article published in the January 8, 2002 edition of the journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of
America, Dr. Robert K. Moyzis and other researchers speculate that early
humans with AD/HD traits such as novelty-seeking, increased aggression and
perseverance were more likely to survive. These traits have been associated
with the DRD4 7R gene. Up to half of AD/HD individuals have this same
variant gene, according to Moyzis, one of the authors of the study. More
information about the article is available online.
Today, many of these same traits are deemed inappropriate in the typical
classroom setting and hence diagnosed as AD/HD. Like their early ancestors,
today's AD/HD children are more active and often more aggressive than their
peers. These children are always looking for something new to capture their
attention. Once they find something interesting, such as a video game, they
"lock on" and focus intently on the task. They are often unable to shift
their focus to something new.
Researchers speculate that a "survival of the fittest" scenario may have
contributed to an ever-increasing number of people with AD/HD. For example,
being more aggressive, inquisitive, and willing to take risks meant a
higher probability for mate selection and perhaps multiple sex partners,
spreading the gene – and its associated AD/HD behaviors – through the
population. Primitive hunters with this gene would have been more
successful and would have been better providers for their families and
tribes. These and other factors may explain why the gene is so prevalent
now.
What does the man who has been saying this for nine years say about the
most recent research? "I appreciate the acknowledgment of my early work by
Dr. Swanson of UCI, one of the authors of this study, in his public
comments after the presentation of this study at last fall's CHADD
meeting," Hartmann told additudemag.
"In light of these findings, we must also revisit the way we approach AD/HD
treatment in adults, moving from a broken/pathology/therapy model to a
skill-set/opportunity/coaching model," he added, noting that Thomas Edison,
Ben Franklin and other innovators, inventors, and rebels of history would
probably be diagnosed as having AD/HD if they were alive today. "This also
demonstrates the need for us to revisit the way our schools and classrooms
are organized, so our ADHD children are no longer wounded by the experience
of growing up in public school." The Hunter School is a private school that
specializes in teaching AD/HD students, using a curriculum based on
instructional concepts created by Hartmann and others.
Hunters Living in a Farmer's World
Hartmann's Hunter-Farmer theory, first presented in his 1993 book Attention
Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception, was featured in a Time Magazine
article and was widely embraced by many in the ADD Community as a more
positive view of the diagnosis.
Mainstream researchers, however, were not so quick to accept such an
evolutionary – and revolutionary – idea. Hartmann and his ideas were
blasted by many, including noted AD/HD researcher Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
Speaking in the keynote address at the 1999 CHADD Conference, Barkley
expressed sentiments he had previously published an article co-written with
Sam Goldstein, Ph.D. ( ADHD, HUNTING, AND EVOLUTION: "JUST SO" STORIES. )
"(It) is not surprising that there is an increasingly popular, and to some
extent, seductive trend among the lay public to view symptoms of Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder … as adaptive behaviors," wrote Barkley and
Goldstein. "Although this romantic view is embraced by many and may well
pass the Readers Digest criteria for publication, is it truly accurate?"
Barkley continued, "In not a single instance of peer reviewed, published
literature have symptoms or consequences of AD/HD been found to hold an
advantage… Further, readers pursuing a brief introduction to evolutionary
theory and evolutionary psychology quickly realize that it is implausible
to perceive symptoms or behaviors related to AD/HD as being advantageous
regardless of the time or cultural context in which one examines these
data."
Barkley's comments came as a slap in the face to many in the ADD community.
Respecting Who We Are… And Who We May Have Been
Popular or not, Russell Barkley is perhaps the most significant source of
much of what we currently know about AD/HD. His work has been used by other
researchers, doctors, therapists, teachers and parents. His ideas about how
AD/HD should be treated and managed have allowed millions of AD/HD children
and adults to lead normal, productive lives. The ADD Community owes much,
including our respect and gratitude, to Dr. Russell Barkley.
Likewise, people who have AD/HD owe much to Thom Hartmann, who stood up
nine years ago and dared to disagree with the conventional wisdom.
Hartmann's theories about AD/HD provided the hope and self-respect that had
been missing from the medical model of the "disorder." His thoughts about
AD/HD, education and other topics are sometimes controversial and always
compelling. Books and articles by Hartmann are available on his web site at
thomhartmann.com.
Research like the Irvine study can help doctors, teachers and parents to
better understand how their AD/HD children think and learn. But for those
of us who have AD/HD, the Irvine study provides an important link to our
past and hopeful possibilities for the future.
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