I usually post on the addiction board. However, I decided to post on here once. I have studied something of ADD and have found that the problems are pretty much the same.

I have looked into some research that states much of this comes from problems with the inner ear and problems related to that and the vestibular system.

Just curious anyone else heard this?

Cody

Not really run across that, though I'm new to the ADD/ADHD research arena. I have read from a few different sources that ADD is connected with decreased blow flow in the frontal lobes of the brain.

Though there may be some common roots for these conditions, I don't think I'd categorize them "one in the same".

Yeah it is one theory. I was diagnosed with a learning disability (dyslexia) I have dealt with with situational anxiety most of my life which they have termed "phobias" and have most of the symptoms of add. I read some books on the subject and I just found the inner ear idea to seem to make some sense. I was horribly plagued when I was younger with awful ear infections and this is where it seems to have started with me.

Anyway there is some literature on this and I am sure you could find it if you do a search on the internet.

These conditions maybe not "one in the same" but I think that they may definately overlap.

Cody

That's interesting--I'll have to dig into this.

I had a lot of inner ear problems as a young child--tubes put in twice. Never was evaluated for ADD until I was an adult. I was tested for dyslexia as a teenager and was found to be mildly dyslexic, moreso with numbers than words. I never had any trouble reading/writing. My older brother is what poeple might call "full blown" dyslexic, but he was caught as a second grader, went to some rather trendy tutoring for a couple years, and he has been very successful academically and professionally in life. He's never shown any signs of ADD, and neither of us really deal with any phobias that I'm aware of.

Thanks for the info...

Hmmm... I have social anxiety, but that had to do with my upbringing as a child (emotionally/physically abused), and I have ADHD. I don't have dyslexia, and I've never had issues with my inner ears before.

Yeah it seems to be one theory that seems to have made some sense to me. I had terrible problems with ear infections growing up. I went through some testing as an adult at a unversity and was diagnosed with with a learning disability (Dyslexia) and have some moderate to severe situational anxiety most of my life, that they term as phobias. To this day I have to have a few shots of Jack before I will get on a plane.

I have also been diagnosed with adult add, I do do well financially and my supposed IQ is 129, but I have had to really compensate for some of the learning difficulties that I have had which is very tiring and a lot of hard work.

Cody

The literature that I have read on this is by a psychiatrist in New York and has dealt with add, dyslexia, and phobias for years. If your interested you may want to check out his books. One is called "phobias" one is "ADD" and the other is called "Smart but feeling dumb." He has a very technical book that is not for lay persons called the riddle of dyslexia. The author is Harold Levinson. He believes much of this is caused by problems with the inner ear and the vestibular system due to either genetics, chronic ear infections, drug abuse, or anyone of typical childhood diseases such as severe colds and so forth. He treats these conditions with meds but is highly personalized treatment.

Anyway having had to deal with this my whole life and reading anything that I could get my hands on this guy seems to have made more sense to me then some of the other authors that seem to have other theories with little or no evidence to back them up.

Just my opinion. I hope that this information helps and again this in just one theory among many others.

Cody