Thanks for posting this, but I cannot help but question this when another article states that ADHD is most likely the result of a faulty gene...So how can breastfeeding make up for genetics? Is it that breastfeeding may inhibit ADHD, though not really prevent it, I wonder??

Just thinking out loud -- thanks for any feedback! My 6 1/2 YO son brought up the "I wish I were dead" speech already, and I'm scared. My family has some kind of mystery neurodegenerative disorder in the deck, and I'm getting anxious because I just read something re: mental illness and neurodegeneration, a link...I try to be as preventative as possible as a mother (making sure that he remains active, uses his brain as much as possible, eats well, takes a multivitamin daily, etc.) and that was the driving force for my choosing to breastfeed years ago. But now is my choice actually meaningless, since genetics is a precursor?

Thanks for listening,
Chris