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Study finds first direct evidence that ADHD is a genetic disorder

“The study also found significant overlap between these segments, known as copy number variants (CNVs), and genetic variants implicated in autism and schizophrenia, proving strong evidence that ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder”

Sorry if you can’t concentrate on the article long enough to read it.  It’s the CNVs.

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    know how a person with ADHD’s brain works? check thier tumblr :-)
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    I don’t eat much candy or fast food, and I have ADHD. I honestly think that a lot of things have surfaced in recent...
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    But looking back a few decades, you see ADHD never existed. The way I see it, ADHD is just an overdose of sugar. My...
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