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ADHD Clarification

Posted by Lee Brock on November 30th, 2005

A family member asked me if I was saying ADHD exists or not.
By Definition, ADHD as a description of behavior exists.
The experts disagree on whether to call ADHD a disorder, disease, or part of the normal behavior spectrum. From my point of view, it is a simple description of behavior at one end of [...]

Water + Laptop = Bad News

Posted by Lee Brock on November 29th, 2005

My posts may be a bit infrequent for some time as I am currently without a home computer…
My daughter (11months) pulled a cup of water out of my wife’s hand and splashed water on my now non-functional laptop.

What Causes ADHD?

Posted by Lee Brock on November 29th, 2005

Caveat: Experts are hesitant to speak to causation. Causation is very difficult to prove. I noticed this morning in a book written by an expert in ADHD, that he would only offer theories on causation. In some instances, my theories are in opposition to his. To some extent my disagreement may come [...]

Is ADHD real?

Posted by Lee Brock on November 26th, 2005

There are so many facets of ADHD that I could discuss, but foundational to the discussion of ADHD is the question of its existence.
First of all, how is it defined? ADHD is a disorder of impulse control that is manifest by difficulties with maintaining attention and difficulties with increased poorly controlled activity (my [...]

What Does a Christian Pediatrician Look Like?

Posted by Lee Brock on November 24th, 2005

I have been working through the question of “What is a Christian Pediatrician?” What does one look like, how am I/ should I be different?
Training to be a physician is an interesting acculturation and in many ways indoctrination. From the first week of med school we were told that we needed to be [...]

What To Write?

Posted by Lee Brock on November 24th, 2005

Some of my family has been bugging me about blogging. But what can I write about? They say, “you can talk about your job, your profession, your experience… people will want to hear what you say.” That may be…