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Space Technology Could Provide ADHD Cure
15 February 2006
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new technology has been launched following trials in Australia and the
UK which offers parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) a drug-free alternative.
Known as the Dore Program, the treatment claims to
employ and expand dormant parts of the cerebellum, the "small brain" at
the back of the head which controls things like balance, eye
co-ordination and motor-neuron movements. The exercise makes the
cerebellum bigger and, unlike drugs, the results are permanent.
The technology used to expand the cerebellum has
been adapted from methods used to test astronauts returning from outer
space who suffered from "space dyslexia". In these cases the astronauts
were unable to differentiate between some letters, caused, possibly, by
the effect of gravity on the inner ear.
In Britain, 40 primary school students diagnosed
with dyslexia and ADHD appeared to be cured after one year of treatment.
Britain's leading learning difficulties guru,
Professor Rod Nicolson, endorses the treatment saying: "In my view, Dore
have stumbled across a cure for ADHD. The results are staggering and the
studies suggest they are permanent in over 80 percent of the cases.
"This is the first permanent solution for Attention
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder I have come across."
Dore claims there is already research showing
correlation between the cerebellum and the skills of reading and
spelling.
Dore Achievement Centres have been established in
Sydney, Wagga Wagga, Parkes, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide,
with others to follow in Darwin and Hobart.
Links:
http://www.dore.com.au/
http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/stories/2034.asp
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