Comments on: The Log Jam Hypothesis http://www.myomancy.com/2006/01/the_log_jam_hyp ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:21:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eugen Oetringer http://www.myomancy.com/2006/01/the_log_jam_hyp/comment-page-1#comment-272 Eugen Oetringer Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:31:20 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/01/the_log_jam_hyphtml/#comment-272 Quote from article above: "One of the hardest puzzles to crack about treating learning difficulties like dyslexia and ADHD is why does such a range of treatments apparently work? Balance & Coordination training, light therapy, sound therapy, phonics, sensory integration. All these treatments plus many more appear to work for some people some of the time but there is no clear reason why treatment X will work for person Y but not person Z." I had exactly the same question and came to the same answer. Instead of log jam, I call it capacity bottlenecks. All I can say, the case for this is very strong - see <a href="http://www.onmentalhealth.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.onmentalhealth.org</a> Eugen Quote from article above: “One of the hardest puzzles to crack about treating learning difficulties like dyslexia and ADHD is why does such a range of treatments apparently work? Balance & Coordination training, light therapy, sound therapy, phonics, sensory integration. All these treatments plus many more appear to work for some people some of the time but there is no clear reason why treatment X will work for person Y but not person Z.”

I had exactly the same question and came to the same answer. Instead of log jam, I call it capacity bottlenecks. All I can say, the case for this is very strong – see http://www.onmentalhealth.org

Eugen

]]> By: Chris Chatham http://www.myomancy.com/2006/01/the_log_jam_hyp/comment-page-1#comment-271 Chris Chatham Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:24:18 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/01/the_log_jam_hyphtml/#comment-271 I think this metaphor is fantastic - it clearly illustrates shows the complex nature of developmental differences, and conveys (as you point out) why it can be difficult to disentangle the effect of one therapy from another, etc. Very nice... I think this metaphor is fantastic – it clearly illustrates shows the complex nature of developmental differences, and conveys (as you point out) why it can be difficult to disentangle the effect of one therapy from another, etc. Very nice…

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