How many A.D.D. children are actually Lead Poisoned children?
Topic: Health
What percentage of children in the U.S. have been misdiagnosed to have Attention Deficit Disorder but have never been tested for lead poisoning?

Lead poisoning symptoms are:

Children have reading and learning difficulties, behavioral problems, difficulty paying attention and hyperactivity, seizures, coma and death.

Children can get lead poisoning by breathing or swallowing lead dust particles.

Homes built prior to 1978 are prone to contain lead paint which can crack and turn to dust.

Unborn children can be exposed by their pregnant mothers.

Adults can have a loss of sex drive, physical fatigue and/or high blood pressure.

To learn more, go to EPA web site.

Anyone selling or buying homes, renting or leasing homes (landlords and tenants) or remodeling homes (built in or before 1978) should get tested for lead poisoning.

Blood testing shows lead poisoning acquired within only 30 days.

A "ZPP" test is a better test for long term lead poisoning.

Our bodies can not distinguish lead from calcium nor iron. Lead is stored in our bones for up to 30 years.

Most doctors have only minimal training in identifying lead poisoning.