Fluoridation Side Effects > Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Links to Source Documents: ADHD | Fluoridation Note: For clarity, ADHD rates are per 1,000, instead of as a percentage. Another neurological consequence of fluoride exposure was shown by Phyliss Mullenix, PhD, whose animal research demonstrated a link between prenatal exposure to fluoride and subsequent birth of off-spring which are hyperactive throughout life. [Neurotoxicol. Teratol. 17 169-177 (1995)] Not just a problem for children, ADHD costs Americans suffering from the condition about $77 billion in lost income a year. – Dr. Joseph Biederman, Harvard Medical School. Water Fluoridation – Sales Pitch vs. Reality Check is a comprehensive 2008 report by John D. MacArthur whose recent comments to EPA summarize epidemiological data suggesting millions of Americans are suffering adverse health conditions resulting from the failure to properly regulate fluoride in drinking water. This page revised July 11, 2010.