Being a parent is scary.
I remember when my first son was born I looked at him and was overwhelmed.  This person was my responsibility.  Even as a pediatrician, I felt a sense of being lost in the sea.  Remembering this feeling makes me have much more compassion on my patients.
The incredible fear the can […]

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Today was nuts. It was absolutely nuts.
My auto repair shop had called last week telling me the parts they ordered to fix my windows were in. Today was my first chance in a week to get my car fixed.
After dropping my daughter off at school, I drove over to the auto shop. […]

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I take care of a lot of patients with ADD/ADHD.  I cringe when I say it, but I have developed a fair amount of expertise in the area.
I also have ADD: hence the name of my blog.
There will always be some controversy swirling around the subject.  Some feel it is over-diagnosed and medications are […]

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See my latest thoughts on MedPage.
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It is bad enough to be a parent trying to get your kids to behave, but then to have to give people parenting advice as a pediatrician is quite daunting.  While I am never slow to tell others what I think (I am doing this blog, aren’t I?), I sometimes wonder why I can be […]

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