Talk:Low arousal theory

What is meant here?
The article states that: "One with ADHD creates a great deal of theta brainwaves, which are slow and create a haze through which high levels of physical activity or stimulation can pass". This doesn't make complete sense to me. It would make more sense if "only high levels [..] can pass". Alternatively it might be an instance of the well-known negative-sense typo, and should state that "high levels [..] can't pass". It's not clear which of these meanings is intended. I suspect that it's the "only high levels" version but unfortunately I'm not enough of an authority to make that change. 89.243.38.33 (talk) 17:58, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Not sure what ref this is based on. But you are right it does not make sense.-- Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 15:51, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The "explanation" section is paraphrased from the reference given, the "Incredible Horizons ADHD Pages". It's a commercial site, offering $100 Off for the Stress Free ADHD Kit.  (Off of what original price it doesn't say without clicking on something which I'm not about to do.)
 * So I'm removing the section and that ref. Haven't checked out the other refs yet.  - Hordaland (talk) 23:50, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. The 2 remaining references are lecture notes from a dot-edu site and an abstract by Sikström & Söderlund in Psychological review, October 2007.  I'll leave it at that, but I think really that the article is unnecessary.  The topic doesn't, IMO, rate more than a line or two in the ADHD article.  - Hordaland (talk) 00:05, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

who came up with this theory?
Who are the proponents of this theory? I looked but couldn't find anything significant on google. Was this theory made up just to sell product? Should this article be deleted? Thanks, --scuro (talk) 01:23, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

should this article be deleted
From what I can tell it is not notable. Will start with deletion process shortly unless I hear from someone.--scuro (talk) 09:15, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I've notified the editor who started the article of this suggestion. - Hordaland (talk) 13:16, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I did some work, adding content and references. What do you think now?  hmwith  t   02:50, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I checked one of the links and it is trying to sell product. Who came up with this theory, who still believes in it? Any mention of it in the popular press? That sort of info would give it more legitimacy.--scuro (talk) 03:33, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't know. I just know that it exists, and I created an article on it. However, sources were harder to find that I had originally imagined. I'm shocked. I'll try to do some more work on it. If it's fruitless effort, it can be nominated for deletion.  hmwith  t   13:11, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not totally for deletion, especially since this is getting flushed out a bit more. Thinking more about this, I'm not sure if this theory is an all encompassing theory of ADHD or if it is simply a theory to explain hyperactivity. Hyperactivity is only one symptom of the disorder and the inattentive subtype does not have hyperactivity. Any thoughts on this?--scuro (talk) 13:53, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It has a secondary source a peer reviewed review paper, it is notable. One of the other refs lists low arousal theory as one of the main theories.-- Literature geek |  T@1k?  17:23, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Possible resource
Book, page 39 Low arousal explained, with references to: Klove 1989, Satterfield & Dawson 1971, + supporting investigations & review as late as 2005. "...children with ADHD, compared to those without the disorder, had reduced brain activity in the right frontal region." "...their nervous systems appear to be in a state of low arousal."

Just tossing this out there. No point working more with it if article might be deleted. - Hordaland (talk) 10:13, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Well that is a little more to hang your hat on. Would you say there are a group of scientists who currently hold this theory, or anyone for that matter?--scuro (talk) 17:54, 4 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, it's what I've "always heard" about why stimulants work. - Hordaland (talk) 19:42, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Music and performance
Um, why this section heading? I don't get it! - Hordaland (talk) 12:09, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Perhaps not the best title, but could it be that music provides unique stimulus which decreases hyperactivity?--scuro (talk) 13:54, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Link to Yerkes–Dodson law?
It seems to me that this theory is the empirical basis for the Low arousal theory? Should this be mentioned on the page? --Test35965 (talk) 23:08, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Unused resources
Some unused resources that were added to the article without an apparent purpose or relation to any article text have since been moved here:

References in the article must of course be associated with text in the article.

--IO Device (talk) 00:04, 24 March 2015 (UTC)