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		<title>By: jiangjiang</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Crossfit Huntsville &#187; Archive &#187; Friday, 16 Oct, 2009</title>
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		<dc:creator>Crossfit Huntsville &#187; Archive &#187; Friday, 16 Oct, 2009</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: suej</title>
		<link>http://www.badscience.net/2006/04/when-in-doubt-call-yourself-a-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-12341</link>
		<dc:creator>suej</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://www.tinsleyhouseclinic.co.uk/clinic-near-you.htm

We were lucky enough to find a Tinsley House Clinic just an hour&#039;s drive away.  I had no expectations but I understood the basic science from my own experiences.  What had we got to lose?  I&#039;m still taken by surprise when I notice my son has taken a big step forward after a  visit.  I never did get round to reading the book, other than a quick skim - but try it out with a real live chiropractor and you may be glad you did!  Autism and all these other learning disabilities are symptoms of developmental delays.  You can wait until your child is 30 or 50 to catch up with the rest of the world and that&#039;s OK - or you can save yourself a lot of worry and give your child a better quality of life much earlier.  

Just my experience.</description>
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<p>We were lucky enough to find a Tinsley House Clinic just an hour&#8217;s drive away.  I had no expectations but I understood the basic science from my own experiences.  What had we got to lose?  I&#8217;m still taken by surprise when I notice my son has taken a big step forward after a  visit.  I never did get round to reading the book, other than a quick skim &#8211; but try it out with a real live chiropractor and you may be glad you did!  Autism and all these other learning disabilities are symptoms of developmental delays.  You can wait until your child is 30 or 50 to catch up with the rest of the world and that&#8217;s OK &#8211; or you can save yourself a lot of worry and give your child a better quality of life much earlier.  </p>
<p>Just my experience.</p>
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		<title>By: hrb</title>
		<link>http://www.badscience.net/2006/04/when-in-doubt-call-yourself-a-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-11401</link>
		<dc:creator>hrb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>this makes me angry, i have ocd and i am dyspraxic too, nobody realised i had ocd until i did this year and i think had i got the help i needed young enough ocd wouldnt have messed me up in the way it did. 

you cant compare ocd and dyspraxia they&#039;re totally different disorders, dyspraxia is something ive almost completely grown out of, ocd is not and i&#039;ll always be dealing with it for my whole life</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this makes me angry, i have ocd and i am dyspraxic too, nobody realised i had ocd until i did this year and i think had i got the help i needed young enough ocd wouldnt have messed me up in the way it did. </p>
<p>you cant compare ocd and dyspraxia they&#8217;re totally different disorders, dyspraxia is something ive almost completely grown out of, ocd is not and i&#8217;ll always be dealing with it for my whole life</p>
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		<title>By: p356a</title>
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		<dc:creator>p356a</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So your all very eager to badmouth Robin Pauc, seemingly because: A- his title isn&#039;t up to scrutiny B- he denounces an article about in the (my god we&#039;re overrun be imigrants) daily (we&#039;ll make it all up) mail. 
Has anyone read his book? Ben, there are too many journos who just can&#039;t be bothered to read up and do some proper research into stories. If you read the book you will see that Pauc does not claim to cure ADHD as he regards it as one of many symptoms of a disorder he describes as delayed development syndrome. At last someone is doing something about these increasingly common problems and getting results. 

Go on I dare you READ THE BOOK!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So your all very eager to badmouth Robin Pauc, seemingly because: A- his title isn&#8217;t up to scrutiny B- he denounces an article about in the (my god we&#8217;re overrun be imigrants) daily (we&#8217;ll make it all up) mail.<br />
Has anyone read his book? Ben, there are too many journos who just can&#8217;t be bothered to read up and do some proper research into stories. If you read the book you will see that Pauc does not claim to cure ADHD as he regards it as one of many symptoms of a disorder he describes as delayed development syndrome. At last someone is doing something about these increasingly common problems and getting results. </p>
<p>Go on I dare you READ THE BOOK!</p>
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		<title>By: Robert Carnegie</title>
		<link>http://www.badscience.net/2006/04/when-in-doubt-call-yourself-a-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-5378</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert Carnegie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 00:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In other news, apparently a doctor in Shetland isn&#039;t raking in Â£300,000 a year by reluctantly working a large patch solo - it was a hoax.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In other news, apparently a doctor in Shetland isn&#8217;t raking in Â£300,000 a year by reluctantly working a large patch solo &#8211; it was a hoax.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Harman</title>
		<link>http://www.badscience.net/2006/04/when-in-doubt-call-yourself-a-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-5341</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Harman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re the petrol equivalent usage of PCs, I can&#039;t swear to it but I&#039;m virtually certain that I cut and pasted from the Chris Long article &quot;Energy cost of PCs on standby&quot;.   Is it possible that the article has been amended/corrected?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re the petrol equivalent usage of PCs, I can&#8217;t swear to it but I&#8217;m virtually certain that I cut and pasted from the Chris Long article &#8220;Energy cost of PCs on standby&#8221;.   Is it possible that the article has been amended/corrected?</p>
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		<title>By: Shackleford Hurtmore</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shackleford Hurtmore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mr Field has developed a device to show how much power something is using? That sounds awfully like the &quot;clamp meter&quot; that I use at work; we use it to work out how much power computers are using, so that we can plan power capacity and cooling of computer rooms. Mr Field could save a lot of energy by not re-inventing the wheel.

Ben, thanks for the column... I read it every week - it saves me watching TV and reading newspapers, by reminding me how crap most reporting is. I feel better adjusted now that I don&#039;t really know what is going on in the world, and I know that I don&#039;t know.

So I think you are saving me more electricity in my house than anything Mr Fields is doing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr Field has developed a device to show how much power something is using? That sounds awfully like the &#8220;clamp meter&#8221; that I use at work; we use it to work out how much power computers are using, so that we can plan power capacity and cooling of computer rooms. Mr Field could save a lot of energy by not re-inventing the wheel.</p>
<p>Ben, thanks for the column&#8230; I read it every week &#8211; it saves me watching TV and reading newspapers, by reminding me how crap most reporting is. I feel better adjusted now that I don&#8217;t really know what is going on in the world, and I know that I don&#8217;t know.</p>
<p>So I think you are saving me more electricity in my house than anything Mr Fields is doing.</p>
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		<title>By: Richard</title>
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		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Favourite quote from the article on electrosmog:

&lt;blockquote&gt;Alasdair adds: &quot;Also,[TV or radio masts are] not pulsing. [...] If you take an uncooked egg and lay a hammer on it, it doesn&#039;t break; but if you tap it gently it smashes, and we think that the tapping is interfering with the body&#039;s internal communication systems.&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

You see, your central nervous system is like an egg. And electro-magnetic radiation is like a hammer. If you hit an egg repeatedly with a hammer it will smash and get yolk everywhere, and EM radiation acts on your brain in the same way. QED.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Favourite quote from the article on electrosmog:</p>
<blockquote><p>Alasdair adds: &#8220;Also,[TV or radio masts are] not pulsing. [...] If you take an uncooked egg and lay a hammer on it, it doesn&#8217;t break; but if you tap it gently it smashes, and we think that the tapping is interfering with the body&#8217;s internal communication systems.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>You see, your central nervous system is like an egg. And electro-magnetic radiation is like a hammer. If you hit an egg repeatedly with a hammer it will smash and get yolk everywhere, and EM radiation acts on your brain in the same way. QED.</p>
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		<title>By: Delster</title>
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		<dc:creator>Delster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>a quick quote from that bbc news article on electrosmog

&quot;Alasdair adds: &quot;Also, they&#039;re not pulsing. We&#039;ve had FM radio transmitters around for years and there isn&#039;t the evidence that FM radio is a problem. 

&quot;If you take the electrosmog detector near an FM radio you won&#039;t hear anything. It isn&#039;t pulsing on and off, and we believe it&#039;s the pulsing on and off that matters. &quot;

well not to put too fine a point on it but ....duh.... a home radio set is a receiver not a transmitter!

Also the 250 thousand liters in the other article, is what would be saved by changing to a more efficient power supply not by stopping using standby, quote below. So this includes actual useage time too.

&quot;If a million PC users switched to a more efficient power supply, it would save almost the equivalent of 250 thousand litres of gasoline a day.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>a quick quote from that bbc news article on electrosmog</p>
<p>&#8220;Alasdair adds: &#8220;Also, they&#8217;re not pulsing. We&#8217;ve had FM radio transmitters around for years and there isn&#8217;t the evidence that FM radio is a problem. </p>
<p>&#8220;If you take the electrosmog detector near an FM radio you won&#8217;t hear anything. It isn&#8217;t pulsing on and off, and we believe it&#8217;s the pulsing on and off that matters. &#8221;</p>
<p>well not to put too fine a point on it but &#8230;.duh&#8230;. a home radio set is a receiver not a transmitter!</p>
<p>Also the 250 thousand liters in the other article, is what would be saved by changing to a more efficient power supply not by stopping using standby, quote below. So this includes actual useage time too.</p>
<p>&#8220;If a million PC users switched to a more efficient power supply, it would save almost the equivalent of 250 thousand litres of gasoline a day.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Adam</title>
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		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Without wishing to rain on anybody&#039;s parade, the article actually says a million PCs turned off completely would save 250 *thousand* litres of petrol, so a quarter of a litre per PC per day. 

That sounds a bit more reasonable to me, if still a little on the high side.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Without wishing to rain on anybody&#8217;s parade, the article actually says a million PCs turned off completely would save 250 *thousand* litres of petrol, so a quarter of a litre per PC per day. </p>
<p>That sounds a bit more reasonable to me, if still a little on the high side.</p>
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		<title>By: Aspiring Pedant</title>
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		<dc:creator>Aspiring Pedant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thereâ€™s nothing wrong with Michael Harmanâ€™s arithmetic but heâ€™s got his figures wrong: - 
&quot;If a million PC users switched to a more efficient power supply, it would save almost the equivalent of 250 thousand litres of gasoline a day.&quot; 
So, the figure the BBC site implies is 250ml per PC day which is equivalent to around 100 Watts. 
However, the statement quoted above is a bit vague; Iâ€™m not sure itâ€™s actually referring to avoiding leaving PCs on standby. Does anybody know of a more efficient power supply to use?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thereâ€™s nothing wrong with Michael Harmanâ€™s arithmetic but heâ€™s got his figures wrong: &#8211;<br />
&#8220;If a million PC users switched to a more efficient power supply, it would save almost the equivalent of 250 thousand litres of gasoline a day.&#8221;<br />
So, the figure the BBC site implies is 250ml per PC day which is equivalent to around 100 Watts.<br />
However, the statement quoted above is a bit vague; Iâ€™m not sure itâ€™s actually referring to avoiding leaving PCs on standby. Does anybody know of a more efficient power supply to use?</p>
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		<title>By: Martin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>250 litres of gasoline a day equates to approximately 100kW.  If your computer is using 100kW when on standby, I suggest that you probably should switch to a more efficient power supply.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>250 litres of gasoline a day equates to approximately 100kW.  If your computer is using 100kW when on standby, I suggest that you probably should switch to a more efficient power supply.</p>
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		<title>By: hatter</title>
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		<dc:creator>hatter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;means that a single PC on standby uses the equivalent of 250 litres of gasoline a day. Running rather hot, Iâ€™d say&quot;

I&#039;ve switched to running mine off a nuclear reactor to conserve gasoline.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;means that a single PC on standby uses the equivalent of 250 litres of gasoline a day. Running rather hot, Iâ€™d say&#8221;</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve switched to running mine off a nuclear reactor to conserve gasoline.</p>
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		<title>By: superburger</title>
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		<dc:creator>superburger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PS I can&#039;t believe this thread has got this far without mentioning the world&#039;s most famous &quot;Dr&quot;.... Ms Gillian McKeith!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PS I can&#8217;t believe this thread has got this far without mentioning the world&#8217;s most famous &#8220;Dr&#8221;&#8230;. Ms Gillian McKeith!</p>
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		<title>By: superburger</title>
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		<dc:creator>superburger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From the link kim posts

&quot;He says humans are the only animals with a significant number of spindle cells, and are also the only species with behavioural problems, so concludes there is a link between the two.&quot;

So, how does the doc conclude there is a link? I mean, humans are the only animals to wear clothes, so maybe making your child wear clothes causes behavioural problems. 

Where are his stats that allow him to draw this unique conclusion.

I thought that animals in small cages / poor environments in zoos showed behaviuoral problems (pacing endlessly, banging heads etc.) 

If I was a serious / genuine scientist who thought I&#039;d been misrepresented by the Daily Hate Mail I wouldn&#039;t slam the phone down on a fellow scientist, I&#039;d thank him for the adivce and be on the phone to my lawyer to sue for libel/ defamation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the link kim posts</p>
<p>&#8220;He says humans are the only animals with a significant number of spindle cells, and are also the only species with behavioural problems, so concludes there is a link between the two.&#8221;</p>
<p>So, how does the doc conclude there is a link? I mean, humans are the only animals to wear clothes, so maybe making your child wear clothes causes behavioural problems. </p>
<p>Where are his stats that allow him to draw this unique conclusion.</p>
<p>I thought that animals in small cages / poor environments in zoos showed behaviuoral problems (pacing endlessly, banging heads etc.) </p>
<p>If I was a serious / genuine scientist who thought I&#8217;d been misrepresented by the Daily Hate Mail I wouldn&#8217;t slam the phone down on a fellow scientist, I&#8217;d thank him for the adivce and be on the phone to my lawyer to sue for libel/ defamation.</p>
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		<title>By: j</title>
		<link>http://www.badscience.net/2006/04/when-in-doubt-call-yourself-a-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-5301</link>
		<dc:creator>j</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>sorry, I should have said that the website refers to Dr Robin Pauc.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sorry, I should have said that the website refers to Dr Robin Pauc.</p>
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		<title>By: j</title>
		<link>http://www.badscience.net/2006/04/when-in-doubt-call-yourself-a-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-5300</link>
		<dc:creator>j</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>re. the chiropractor&#039;s code of practice, I wonder how clear chiropractors are meant to make it that they&#039;re not medical doctors.  A quick google shows that, on his clinic&#039;s website, Pauc is described as &quot;a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Carrick Institute for Post-Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, USA. He has been in clinical practice for 30 years and now specialises in the treatment of developmental disorders in children.&quot; (http://www.tinsleyhouseclinic.co.uk/about-us.htm).  Maybe I&#039;m being dense, but to me that could easily give the impression that he was a proper MD as well...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>re. the chiropractor&#8217;s code of practice, I wonder how clear chiropractors are meant to make it that they&#8217;re not medical doctors.  A quick google shows that, on his clinic&#8217;s website, Pauc is described as &#8220;a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Carrick Institute for Post-Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, USA. He has been in clinical practice for 30 years and now specialises in the treatment of developmental disorders in children.&#8221; (<a href="http://www.tinsleyhouseclinic.co.uk/about-us.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.tinsleyhouseclinic.co.uk/about-us.htm</a>).  Maybe I&#8217;m being dense, but to me that could easily give the impression that he was a proper MD as well&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Aspiring Pedant</title>
		<link>http://www.badscience.net/2006/04/when-in-doubt-call-yourself-a-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-5299</link>
		<dc:creator>Aspiring Pedant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I found this on Amazon - It would appear Dr Pauc is not as innocent as he pretends and any confusion is not the fault of the Daily Mail. In fact if he denies that he claims to have found  a cure to ADHD then he is lying. Maybe Ben should have had a look at his book after all. This is classic pseudoscience - I love the bpoptosis bit.   

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Is That My Child?: A Parents Guide to Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, OCD and Tourette&#039;s Syndrome of Childhood
Robin Pauc


From the Author
Although primarily written for the parents of children with learning/behavioural difficulties and educators, this book is a must for every parent and would-be parent. Why? Because it brings together a host of research to form a theory that is truly ground-breaking. This book will change your childâ€™s life. Is That My Child? explains why every human baby is born prematurely by months, how four months after birth a second-wave of brain cells develop and how if these cells under-function, learning and behavioural difficulties will result. This book also states boldly that dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, OCD and Touretteâ€™s of childhood simply do not exist. That is, they do not exist in isolation as they are only symptoms of this underlying problem and are not conditions in their own right. The good news for every concerned parent is that the discovery of bpoptosis â€“ the name I have given to the development and maturation of the second-wave of brain cells â€“ means!
we now know what causes the symptoms and therefore can effectively treat any developmental delay. 

From the Inside Flap
At least one child in five experiences some form of learning difficulty, but: learning difficulties as we understand them do not exist; they are not diseases just symptoms; these symptoms never appear alone; and they are treatable and avoidable. Dr Robin Pauc, an expert in child neurology, approaches learning difficulties, including Dyslexia, ADD, OCD, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Touretteâ€™s syndrome of childhood, from a truly ground-breaking perspective. All human babies are born prematurely and develop special new brain cells four months after birth. Every humanâ€™s development in the womb and particularly in these early stages of life can, therefore, be affected by developmental delay, which can blight childhood and marginalize a child at school. Since our brains continue to grow, however, the symptoms can also be treated. Is That My Child? explains the background to human developmental delay and contains: advice on how to get the best assessment for your child and an explanation of what the examination must include; the effects â€“ good and bad â€“ of certain foods on the brain; exercises and computer programs that you can use to expand your childâ€™s neural function; and case histories of children on whom this plan has worked. In the single biggest breakthrough in the history of learning difficulties, Is That My Child? explains the cause of Developmental Delay Syndromes, uses simple, easy-to-follow tips to show you how to greatly reduce the risk of your child suffering, and gives advice on what can be done to treat those children that do. 

About the Author
Dr Robin Pauc is a specialist in child neurology and runs his own private practice in Hampshire. He lectures on behalf of the prestigious Carrick Institute for Post-Graduate Studies at Cape Canaveral and is author of several academic texts. 

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I found this on Amazon &#8211; It would appear Dr Pauc is not as innocent as he pretends and any confusion is not the fault of the Daily Mail. In fact if he denies that he claims to have found  a cure to ADHD then he is lying. Maybe Ben should have had a look at his book after all. This is classic pseudoscience &#8211; I love the bpoptosis bit.   </p>
<p>&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Is That My Child?: A Parents Guide to Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, OCD and Tourette&#8217;s Syndrome of Childhood<br />
Robin Pauc</p>
<p>From the Author<br />
Although primarily written for the parents of children with learning/behavioural difficulties and educators, this book is a must for every parent and would-be parent. Why? Because it brings together a host of research to form a theory that is truly ground-breaking. This book will change your childâ€™s life. Is That My Child? explains why every human baby is born prematurely by months, how four months after birth a second-wave of brain cells develop and how if these cells under-function, learning and behavioural difficulties will result. This book also states boldly that dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, OCD and Touretteâ€™s of childhood simply do not exist. That is, they do not exist in isolation as they are only symptoms of this underlying problem and are not conditions in their own right. The good news for every concerned parent is that the discovery of bpoptosis â€“ the name I have given to the development and maturation of the second-wave of brain cells â€“ means!<br />
we now know what causes the symptoms and therefore can effectively treat any developmental delay. </p>
<p>From the Inside Flap<br />
At least one child in five experiences some form of learning difficulty, but: learning difficulties as we understand them do not exist; they are not diseases just symptoms; these symptoms never appear alone; and they are treatable and avoidable. Dr Robin Pauc, an expert in child neurology, approaches learning difficulties, including Dyslexia, ADD, OCD, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Touretteâ€™s syndrome of childhood, from a truly ground-breaking perspective. All human babies are born prematurely and develop special new brain cells four months after birth. Every humanâ€™s development in the womb and particularly in these early stages of life can, therefore, be affected by developmental delay, which can blight childhood and marginalize a child at school. Since our brains continue to grow, however, the symptoms can also be treated. Is That My Child? explains the background to human developmental delay and contains: advice on how to get the best assessment for your child and an explanation of what the examination must include; the effects â€“ good and bad â€“ of certain foods on the brain; exercises and computer programs that you can use to expand your childâ€™s neural function; and case histories of children on whom this plan has worked. In the single biggest breakthrough in the history of learning difficulties, Is That My Child? explains the cause of Developmental Delay Syndromes, uses simple, easy-to-follow tips to show you how to greatly reduce the risk of your child suffering, and gives advice on what can be done to treat those children that do. </p>
<p>About the Author<br />
Dr Robin Pauc is a specialist in child neurology and runs his own private practice in Hampshire. He lectures on behalf of the prestigious Carrick Institute for Post-Graduate Studies at Cape Canaveral and is author of several academic texts. </p>
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		<title>By: kim</title>
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		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I did a quick Google on Dr Pauc and discovered this: 

www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=20066.

I was immediately struck by this para: &quot;But Dr Pauc believes you can cure these youngsters by boosting spindle cell development with tailor-made exercises for the brain - maybe walking up three steps with your eyes closed and your hands by your side, or brushing your teeth with your left hand while standing only on your left leg.&quot;

Sounds strangely familiar, doesn&#039;t it?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I did a quick Google on Dr Pauc and discovered this: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=20066" rel="nofollow">http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=20066</a>.</p>
<p>I was immediately struck by this para: &#8220;But Dr Pauc believes you can cure these youngsters by boosting spindle cell development with tailor-made exercises for the brain &#8211; maybe walking up three steps with your eyes closed and your hands by your side, or brushing your teeth with your left hand while standing only on your left leg.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sounds strangely familiar, doesn&#8217;t it?</p>
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