We all know teen-agers have their moods, sometimes coupled with odd behavior. Last week a 17-year-old girl, accompanied by her mother, came in for a routine physical. Mom was perplexed at the young girl’s recent display of changed personality. Until now she had always been a great student, and a real perfectionist. Her room […]
Read More →As a regular reader of THE INFORMED PARENT, you know that during the past two months my articles have focused on learning disability. By now you may be thinking there isn’t much more to know about the disorder. It’s true that lots of information has been provided. In the first article learning disability was […]
Read More →Bipolar disorder is a serious but treatable illness. In the past it was widely referred to as “manic depression”, or “manic-depressive illness”. Most experts agree that bipolar disorder is a disorder of the brain. Symptoms include extreme changes in energy, behavior and mood. It is now widely accepted that bipolar disorder can and often […]
Read More →Joe Smith had been a successful high school student with a GPA of 3.6. He had performed well on the varsity wrestling team and participated eagerly in student government. Lastly, he scored well on the SAT’s and was accepted into a well known eastern university. He had accomplished all this even though he had […]
Read More →The debate rages among educators, Psychologists, parents and physicians. Is A.D.D. fact or fiction? Should these people be treated with diet, behavior modification, medication, or just allowed to grow up? It is often not easy to arrive at the correct answer because the wrong question is being asked. The main problem is not whether […]
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