The conundrum between maturity and ADHD

Conditions
April 10, 2012

A recent Canadian study showed that the youngest children in each grade (born in the earliest month of the Canadian grade cutoff: December) were 30% more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than the oldest children (born in January). For girls, who overall have a lower incidence of ADHD, the difference was even more pronounced: 70%.

Interestingly, the overall rate of ADHD diagnosis in the sampling of children from this Canadian …

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The conundrum between maturity and ADHD

Florida’s gag order on pediatricians blocked

Patient
September 21, 2011

This past spring, I wasn’t sure if I was looking through a fun house mirror when I read that Florida pediatricians were going to face criminal charges for bringing up the topic of gun safety in the office with patients. I couldn’t believe what I was reading.

The irony of the whole charade was the reasoning of those who brought about the bill. “Direct questions about firearm ownership when it …

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Florida’s gag order on pediatricians blocked