ADHD: Hunters in a Farmers World HD

Jeremiah Hopes was a featured speaker at the 2015 National Youth-at-Risk Conference in Savannah, GA. He discussed the Hunter Gatherer Theory that presents the negative symptoms of ADHD as possible strengths. He received outstanding participation for those who attended. This video highlights some of the testimonials of attendees who took away an abundant amount of practical information. Research: Hartmann, Thom (1995). ADD Success Stories. Grass Valley, California: Underwood Books. xvii. ISBN 1-887424-04-0. Arcos-Burgos, M.; Acosta, M. T. (2007). "Tuning major gene variants conditioning human behavior: The anachronism of ADHD". Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 17 (3): 234–238.doi:10.1016/j.gde.2007.04.011. PMID 17467976. Chen CS, Burton M, Greenberger E, Dmitrieva J (September 1999). "Population migration and the variation of dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) allele frequencies around the globe". Evolution and Human Behavior 20 (5): 309–324. doi:10.1016/S1090-5138(99)00015-X. Kiaris, Hippokratis. (1 April 2012). Genes, polymorphisms, and the making of societies : how genetic behavioral traits influence human culture. Boca Raton: Universal-Publishers. pp. 80–83. ISBN 978-1-61233-093-8. Chang, F. M.; Kidd, J. R.; Livak, K. J.; Pakstis, A. J.; Kidd, K. K. (1996). "The world-wide distribution of allele frequencies at the human dopamine D4 receptor locus". Human Genetics 98 (1): 91–101.doi:10.1007/s004390050166. PMID 8682515. Grady, D. L.; Chi, H. -C.; Ding, Y. -C.; Smith, M.; Wang, E.; Schuck, S.; Flodman, P.; Spence, M. A. et al. (2003). "High prevalence of rare dopamine receptor D4 alleles in children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder". Molecular Psychiatry 8 (5): 536–545. doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4001350. PMID 12808433. Ewen Callaway (June 10, 2008). "Did hyperactivity evolve as a survival aid for nomads?". New Scientist. Thinking Positively: How Some Characteristics of ADHD Can Be Adaptive and Accepted in the Classroom Sherman, Jody; Rasmussen, Carmen; Baydala, Lola Childhood Education, v82 n4 p196 Sum 2006 Stolzer, J.M. (2008) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development. Macmillan Social Science Library, New York, Gale Publishing. Stolzer, J.M. (2009) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Valid Medical Condition or Culturally Constructed Myth? Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry: An International Journal of Critical Inquiry, 11, (1). Stolzer, J.M. (2011) The Medicalization of Boyhood. The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counseling, and Psychotherapy, 10, (4). Stolzer, J.M. (2012) the Risks Associated with Stimulant Medication Use in Child and Adolescent Populations Diagnosed with ADHD. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 14, (1). Zametkin, A. J., Nordahl, T. E., Gross, M., King, A. C., Semple, W. E., Rumsey, J., Hamburger, S., Cohen, R. M. Cerebral glucose metabolism in adults with hyperactivity of childhood onset. New Eng. J. Med. 323: 1361-1366