Hi Nina,
 
In a message dated 2/4/2009 7:06:18 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, you  wrote:

<<Actually there is some evidence from the developing world that  high need 
or demanding babies are more likely to survive than their more  placid 
counterparts in situations when their families find themselves  in stressful 
situations like conflict, famine, natural disaster.   I'll try to find the reference.
Cheers
Nina  Berry
Australia>>
 
 


I think you may be referring to the work of Thom Hartmann. He  formulated the 
hunter vs farmer hypothesis of attention difference. Thom is  the author of 
Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception (1993) and  Beyond ADD: 
Hunting for Reasons in the Past and Present (1996) as well as  other books. Thom 
is also the host of the The Thom Hartmann Show on Air  America radio.
 
                  _http://en.wikipedia.org/Thom_Hartmann_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/Thom_Hartmann) 
 
 
The website Born to Explore is a great resource for alternative ways of  
looking at attention deficit disorder/ attention difference.    borntoexplore.org 
 
Hope this helps.


Warmly,
Carol Kelley     listening to Thom Hartmann's radio  show as I type.
Taylors, SC  USA






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