On long-range missiles Scuds or their derivatives and chemical weapons Baghdad grossly under-reported the numbers of weapons and related materials that they had

On long-range missiles, Scuds or their derivatives, and chemical weapons Baghdad grossly under-reported the numbers of weapons and related materials that they had.It took Baghdad until last month to concede that it had had a long-running germ warfare programme in the late 1980s and had produced large quantities of deadly agents, including anthrax. So far, however, it denies ever having progressed into weapons production, a claim that many find unconvincing.Even so, Mr Ekeus has told the Security Council that he believes Iraq to be rid of weapons in the nuclear, ballistic and chemicals categories. Even Britain and the United States, the two council members that have been most forthright on the need to complete the mission utterly before easing sanctions, admit that the endgame may be approaching. “No-one can deny that we are getting there, but exactly when it will all be over is anyone’s guess,” one senior diplomat conceded this week.However, in its monitoring role, Unscom is likely to be in business for a very long time.Mr Ekeus could never be 100 per cent sure that covert weapons research or even manufacturing may not be resuming in another corner of the country.Even the cameras guarantee nothing: it is amazing what can be done with a Hollywood-style backdrop.. With Justin, it was as though all the lights were out and he’d gone on holiday somewhere. Ritalin, a stimulant, is now used here, and parents have reported excellent results, with happier, more focused children. Critics question the long-term administration of drugs to children.Brian Tuffill and Justin, 8″We adopted Justin from our daughter because she just couldn’t cope with him.”Looking back now, our own kids were extremely obstreperous and we wondered if it was normal.

Some believe environment and diet can be contributory factors, although there is little evidence for that.The condition has been recognised for years in Australia and the US, where the use of drugs is common. They often have few friends because their behaviour is disruptive, they may have tantrums and have little awareness of their effect on others. Some are withdrawn and non-communicative.Scientific evidence suggests the disorder is genetically transmitted and is caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain. Children find it hard to think before speaking or acting, to use appropriate levels of physical activity and to act on what they have been told.

Their achievements are uneven, they seem messy, disorganised and forgetful, respond without thinking and are easily distracted. It’s been quite hard to accept that he’ll never do the sort of things that we did, like go to university, but we are confident that he will have an independent life and be able to make a living and we are hopeful of a lot of improvement.”For further information send an A4 sae to the Dyspraxia Trust, PO Box 30, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SC5 1UU.His grasp of basic Anglo-Saxon was unbelievableAttention Deficit (hyperactivity) Disorder (ADD or ADHD)Impulsive behavour, overactivity and an inability to maintain attention are the main symptoms of this disorder. He has great difficulty organising and expressing his thoughts and writing is a real struggle. He finds it easier to make friends with younger or older children, or children with similar difficulties.”He still has problems articulating and sometimes it’s quite hard to understand him. If other children are around, he gets frightened because he’s using all his concentration to keep his balance and one knock is enough to throw him completely. We felt he couldn’t cope in a mainstream class of more than 30 so he went to a school for children with moderate learning difficulties, but even then we felt he wasn’t receiving the sort of input he needed. So we’ve finally agreed to a place as a weekly boarder.”He’s still clumsy and messy: he eats like a two-year-old and it’s only in the last year that he’s really started running (a very ungainly, immature sort of run) He’s very accident-prone and can trip up over nothing.