In a message dated 07/21/2000 6:18:05 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << They found that the ADHD group had a lower percentage of breastfed children, and of those breastfed, the ADHD group had a shorter average duration of breastfeeding. >> I might be missing the point, but I wonder if there are two things going on here, the actual increase in the incidence of ADHD without the normative effects of BF as a nourishing behavior and product, and the possibility that some children are "set" to exhibit this biochemically ( if that is possible) and may from the beginning be more challenging to breastfeed. I am thinking of husband's cousin's 5th child, first 4 all nursed easily, well and long, and this one was mutually weaned at 4 months, after months of clamping and biting and not being happy at breast. ( I knew not one iota of BF knowledge then, except that I planned to do it someday, so I don't know what else might have been going on...) Just musing.. Judy LeVan Fram, Brooklyn, NY *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html