| In our look, over the past few weeks, at the problem | | | | issues rest in that blood test for bacterial causes is not |
| of ADD/ADHD misdiagnosis we came across some | | | | listed in the standard ADD/ADHD diagnostic |
| possible causes that seemed very straightforward and | | | | processes. |
| logical when you stop to think about them. With | | | | This problem is compounded by the fact that the tests |
| enough time looking deep into the problem, most | | | | to pick up these specific kinds of bacteria are quite |
| people would eventually come up with the possibility of | | | | complicated and that they will almost invariably be |
| other reasons such as lack of sleep or giftedness | | | | 'missed' if a standard blood test is used. Dr. James |
| giving the same symptoms. There are however some | | | | Schaller, author of Bartonella: Diagnosis and Treatment |
| possible causes for ADD/ADHD misdiagnosis that are | | | | and Babesia: Diagnosis and Treatment, was involved in |
| so 'strange' and unexpected that they remain | | | | Kenny's final diagnosis and treatment. He strongly |
| undetected for years or even decades. | | | | believes that undiagnosed bacterial conditions, caused |
| The factual account of the behavior of a young boy | | | | by 'tick borne' bacteria, are behind many modern health |
| whose behavior drastically changed to such a degree | | | | problems including some cases of 'ADD/ADHD'. He |
| that his parents could not believe their eyes. In a short | | | | has written extensively on the subject and strongly |
| time of just a few weeks the child turns from being | | | | advises parents to eliminate these conditions from the |
| easy to deal with to being out of control. The parents | | | | list of probable causes before settling for an ADD |
| struggle to understand why their normally compliant | | | | ADHD diagnosis. This is done using a blood test |
| and obedient son now responds to them with fits of | | | | geared to finding this bacteria that costs only a few |
| rage and erratic and impulsive behavior. They follow | | | | hundred dollars. |
| the footsteps of what any parent would do to help | | | | If the tests are positive the patient will then be treated |
| their child by looking to a professional in the area. The | | | | with a course of antibiotics. This is usually an effective |
| diagnosis of the medical professionals is depressingly | | | | method of eliminating the bacterial invaders and the |
| predictable and familiar: ADD/ADHD. The parents | | | | ADD/ADHD symptoms! Kenny's mom submitted his |
| make the decision to medicate their son and for a time | | | | blood for testing, the results were positive and Kenny |
| things seem to go a bit better. There are still some | | | | was treated. It all came down to 0,000 spent to |
| unanswered questions. Why did the symptoms occur | | | | discover the true cause of his ADHD symptoms. |
| out of the blue? Why did they have to keep 'upping' | | | | Jenny Miner wished that she had not wasted all this |
| the medication to the stage where their son got dizzy | | | | time to finally get the right results. The fact is, however, |
| from it? Why did they not see some of the classic | | | | that there is so little awareness of barbesia and |
| predictors of ADD/ADHD during earlier developmental | | | | bartonella that it was never even mentioned as a |
| stages? | | | | possibility by the medical professionals that she initially |
| These questions drive them to keep searching for | | | | sought out. She feels that it is her job to raise |
| other possible sources. The answer that they come up | | | | awareness of the connection of ADD/ADHD |
| with astounds them and shows that all the 'experts' | | | | symptoms and bacteria spread by ticks. |
| who so confidently diagnosed ADD/ADHD were in | | | | The 'take home' advice: If you do suspect that there |
| fact dead wrong. This narrative dives into the personal | | | | might be a bacterial explanation to the ADD/ADHD |
| experiences of Kenny and his mother Jenny, but it | | | | symptoms that you are dealing with (e.g. started after |
| could be the story of anyone who is exhibiting ADD | | | | being bit by a tick) do not forget to tell your doctor and |
| ADHD symptoms. Kenny's prolbem in the end was not | | | | get tests done as soon as you can. All of the above |
| behavioral or neurological in source but in fact from | | | | goes to show once again that it would be rather |
| bacteria! There happen to be two types of bartonella | | | | foolish just to accept an initial ADD/ADHD diagnosis as |
| and babesia caused by bateria that smother blood | | | | being written in stone. |
| cells. The symtpoms of these bacterial causes are | | | | It would very often be worth your while to search for |
| very similar to many symptoms for ADD/ADHD. Both | | | | alternative causes and explanations. Doing this could |
| babesia and bartonella are transmitted by tick bites | | | | mean the difference between trudging the path into |
| and are carried by ticks all over North America. | | | | the arms of the 'ADD/ADHD Industry' and finding your |
| Basically they might be the true reason of a vast | | | | own course to the best solutions for Ayou in your |
| number of incorrect diagnoses of ADD/ADHD. The | | | | circumstances. |