With all the supposed rhetoric about ADHD and wild claims of treatment, how can we know that what we’re doing is right. There are FIVE pillars of diagnosis and treatment that all treatment MUST demonstrate.
Let’s see how well you do at playing diagnostician on this case. You have a four-year old little boy who has been in excellent health. He was sleepy in the early afternoon, so he was put down for a nap. Five hours later he could not be awakened and had been incontinent of stool. (more…)
A child’s growth and development always interests a pediatrician. I ran across an effort by a parent to document his child’s trip into adulthood with something more than the obligatory photo in a bathtub or school photos. It’s an interesting journey into maturity which they will probably both watch many times and a valuable way to document what it took to get where they are now. No wonder teens eat so much and need so much sleep.
[A mother wonders if a child’s speech problem could be caused by enlarged tonsils.] (more…)
[Mother confused about headaches and wonders if her fussy daughter is having headaches from her spinal tap as an infant.] (more…)
[Site no longer active] Give anyone older than about 40 enough of an opening to explain the difference between what kids experience today and what they experienced back then – they’ll NOT be a loss for words. Perhaps about an hours worth, if they’re in a hurry to get somewhere. In the form of a […]
How do you find a doctor for your child? The most highly trained, specifically for children, would be a board certified Pediatrician; but, not all doctors are equal and doctors do change during their career. You shouldn’t need to put up with poor office and practice procedures like availability, returning phone calls and lab follow-up. […]