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Hyperactive girls 'likely to form abusive relationships'



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Published Date: 21 March 2008
By Rachel O'Brien
HYPERACTIVE young girls are more likely to have abusive relationships, smoking addiction and a lack of job prospects later in life, according to new research.
The study, led by University College London and the University of Montreal, also showed that hyperactivity combined with aggressive behaviour in girls as young as six may lead to teenage pregnancies and dependence on welfare.

The report, published in this month's edition of Archives of General Psychiatry,

found young girls displaying hyperactive behaviour – such as restlessness, jumping up and down and fidgeting – have a high risk in adulthood of developing addiction to smoking, mutually and psychologically abusive relationships with partners and low educational attainment.





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  • Last Updated: 20 March 2008 10:27 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Charles Linskaill,

Edinburgh 21/03/2008 01:51:59
I will get back to this topic if I get the chance.
2

Kipling,

21/03/2008 02:13:58
So let's cut off the fingers of all little girls who fidget, jump up and down and are restless, (to stop them from smoking), stop their schooling (waste of money, they obviously aren't going to learn anything) and lock them up in a convent (to stop them squiring any member of the opposite sex). I note there are no percentages here; was this a long term study or dependant upon hindsight evaluation of their behaviour as children ? And why did children NOT develop into larger monsters but still be fidgets, jump up & down & be restless. Perhaps an extra P.E. lesson a day might help with some.
3

Robert,

Kirriemuir 21/03/2008 16:01:28
This knowledge is at least 50 years old and probably considerably much older so what's new. Hyperactivity is caused through diet and artificial sweeters in food and drink are highly suspect. Carrying a bottle of soft drink seems to be the fashion item for the young these days which feeds this type of behaviour but the young, whose ink on their birth certificate is hardly dry, know it all so hence the reason why there are so many abnormal births today born to mother's whose diet consists mostly of processed artificial foods.
4

Eve,

Scotland 22/03/2008 21:06:58
This is pure keech!!! I use to be restless, jump up and down a lot and fidgeting (I hated being still) when I was a "wee" (between the ages of 4-15) girl and I hate smoking, have a degree and have never been in an abusive relashionship (touch wood, hopefully never will).

#3 Robert: In most cases diet appear to improve the health of Hyperactivity BUT NOT all suffers of ADHD, some are genuine and are therefore NOT completely cured by good diet BUT they do get an improvement if they improve their diet.

I don't think this article is specifically about ADHD suffers. Other groups of individuals that show these signs these include those with undiagnosed or ignored; Dyslexia(which was my problem at school), Dyspraxia, Autism.
5

Robert,

Kirriemuir 23/03/2008 02:31:47
There is growing research evidence Eve showing that diet may and probably is a major contributing factor not only in hyperactivity but in many of today's escalating health problems but paradoxically the diet recommended by nutritionists happens to be the culprit.
6

Eve,

Scotland 23/03/2008 23:37:44
#5 Robert: I know what qualified nutritionist say on the subject!!! (I've met a few, in my academic life)
I've also researched this subject in the past. Exercise, water consumption and sleep are other factors too. It's rarely just the diet. (PLEASE NOTE the word JUST!!)

BUT my point is it doesn't work for everyone!! The Omega-3 supplement didn't work for me, although their is sufiestet evedence to suggest that it helps improve dyslexics concentration. It just doesn't work on mine. I'm dyslexic no matter what I eat, in fact sleep has a bigger effect on my concentration than diet.
7

Robert,

Kirriemuir 24/03/2008 12:05:43
Eve, I too suffer in a similar manner but only mildly. Most omega 3s come from fish oil which is a polyunsaturated fat which suppresses the immune system. Omegas 3s, 6s, & 9s require to be in balance to be effective. One of the best sources is from genuine free ranging hen's eggs. I have never heard of dyslexia being curable however you might wish to look up on the Net the off-label benefits of the drugs hydergine and selegiline which might interest you.

 

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