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What Drives A Child's Developmental Process?
By Rodger Bailey
What Drives A Child's Developmental Process? The human developmental process has been studied at length, but I suspect that there is something missing in the research. We know the milestones a child goes through in the developmental stages. We know this scientifically and statistically. Professionals in child development can list the hundreds of specific behaviors and capabilities which make up that list. But, who knows what causes the developmental process to get stuck or blocked? Who knows why our developmental process gets sluggish? When the developmental process is somehow broken, those child developmental professionals can tell you exactly the diagnosis the child should get for the symptoms the child exhibits. They know if it is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dysgraphia, dystonia, dyspraxia, Learning Disability (LD), Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), autism, Asperger's, or a host of other precisely defined sets of symptoms. All of these diagnoses have some things in common: a) They are a result of the developmental process not working properly,
b) There is no scientifically proven cause for the condition,
c) They are all clearly defined with a statement that, "There is no cure." For all of these diagnoses to have these common characteristics means that the scientific community does not know what has interfered with the developmental process and does not how to get the developmental process back on track. All of the defined treatments for all these diagnoses are for the symptoms and not for the root causes. No doctor could prescribe a treatment to cure something for which there is no cure and for which there is no understanding of the cause. When a child has hyperactivity, the doctor will prescribe an amphetamine. It is common knowledge that amphetamines are called "speed" when it is illegal, because it "speeds" up the person who takes it. But, something about the brain circuits of many children with hyperactivity causes the amphetamine to work like a depressor; it slows them down. For this reason, parents are often told that their hyperactive child has a brain chemistry problem. They are told that this chemical treatment temporarily 'resolves' the neurotransmitter imbalance and stops the hyperactivity. The reality is that there is no brain chemical problem. If there was such a problem, there would be a chemical test for it. The diagnosis for hyperactivity (ADHD) is still done by surveys of the parents and schoolteachers and there is no chemical testing. We are told about the brain chemistry problem because, when a certain chemical is administered the behavior changes. When a child has autism, there are few treatments for the autism itself. There are many common additional health problems for autistic children and they are all in the areas of incomplete childhood development. A common program for autistic children is a special education process to teach the autistic child everything possible to survive as an autistic adult. These educational programs are designed to teach as much as possible to an unteachable child. Because there is no cure, there are no commonly accepted programs to solve the autism. The common theme for developmental problems is that there is no solution, because the scientific community does not know what drives the developmental process. Without knowing this simple information, there can be no way to fix the developmental process when it is broken. And, to add insult to this injury, if you do not know what makes the developmental process work, it is unlikely you could ever figure out what stops it from working. Current estimates are that 1 out of every 6 children in the USA has some kind of diagnosable developmental problem (I have seem estimates as high as 1 out of ever 3). With so many children having developmental problems, it seems to me that this issue should be the highest priority in our minds, hearts, and government budgets. |
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It is really amazing to read your article about child's developmental process.Great work! I follow your intel.
Wow! I actually understood all that. Thank you for breaking it down for me. It seems you are suggesting some sort of 'Manhattan Project' for rooting out the cause of developmental problems. That would be a fantastic idea, and money well spent.
We like to think we are smart, but humans are still centuries if not millenia away from understanding exactly how our bodies work. Understanding how the brain works will take even longer.
 | | nick Dec 15, 2009 10:39 | |
Your intel is very informative and well researched, what a great job. Hopefully, society will continue to try to find answers to these situations.
Keep up the fight.
Frederick
Good intel Rodger. Was this always true, or is the problem growing? If it's growing, one would think that someone somewhere would get a handle on what causes this stuff. The diet of the parents? The diet of the children? Environmental issues? We don't live, eat, drink, and sleep the same way now as opposed to when we were kids. Do you think that perhaps our tendency towards political correctness is interfering with our ability to articulate at least a partial answer? I wouldn't know, of course, but I do wonder sometimes. I would love to see a follow up article from you to have your thoughts on this. (Unless, of course, my thinking is all wacked)
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