This may be usefull.
SUBMISSION TO THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STANDING COMMITTEE,
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT
AUGUST 2001
http://www.napp.org.au/downloads/submissions/ADHDSA01.pdf
Although ADHD is the most diagnosed childhood condition in the US, the prevalence of
ADHD in Australian children is reported to be between 2.3 -6% (NH&MRC).
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Work in the United States by Rapaport
and Yelich has confirmed that ADHD may be caused by developmental delay but has
dismissed the popular opinion that response to medication is proof of the existence of
ADHD. In fact, they found that all children respond to stimulant medication with
increased self-control and attention. So, response to psychostimulants is not proof of a
biological cause of ADHD.
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Research of Sroufe et al showed that changing support for caregivers and changing the
relationship status of these children with caregivers were the most consistent predictors of
change in child behaviour problems. As the primary caregiver's relationship stabilised or
destabilised, the child's manifestation of attentional and hyperactivity problems changed.
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