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First biological test for ADHD unveiled
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 601000:MV83MTEzNl8xMDk1MDE5OF9EMzk4OUNGOA==] [quote:star gazer] The children were placed in front of a computer screen while wearing special goggles to monitor their eye movements and asked to use their eyes to "lock-on to" and follow spots of light that traversed the screen during a 10-minute test. "Children with ADHD show large difference in eye movements compared with normal children. For example, those without ADHD could follow the light spot for 30 seconds to as much as five minutes, whereas the children with the disorder could only follow the stimulus for about three to five seconds," says Giorgos Pavlidis at University of Brunel, UK, who led the study. [/quote] Children that follow the light spot for 30 seconds to 5 mins don't have ADHD? And the ones that follow for a few seconds have ADHD? Every child I've ever seen with ADHD could play a computer game like this for HOURS! The normal kids would have a tough time. Looks like the normal kids get the drugs now. [/quote]
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Beware! They´re getting ready to test and drug your kids....
14:51 17 January 2005
NewScientist.com news service
The first biological test for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has been developed. The researchers claim the diagnosis, based on examination of eye movements, is more than 93% accurate and could lead to earlier identification and treatment for children with the condition.
Scientists analysed the eye movements of 65 children aged between four and six in Thessaloniki, Greece. About half of the children had been diagnosed as having ADHD through the standard method of psychological assessment and the use of questionnaires.
The children were placed in front of a computer screen while wearing special goggles to monitor their eye movements and asked to use their eyes to "lock-on to" and follow spots of light that traversed the screen during a 10-minute test.
"Children with ADHD show large difference in eye movements compared with normal children. For example, those without ADHD could follow the light spot for 30 seconds to as much as five minutes, whereas the children with the disorder could only follow the stimulus for about three to five seconds," says Giorgos Pavlidis at University of Brunel, UK, who led the study.
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