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Volume 354:2637-2641 June 22, 2006 Number 25 Next

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As a child, Dr. Y often confounded her parents and teachers. She regularly brought home straight-A report cards, but the grades were accompanied by comments like "She is a very bright child but disorganized and makes careless mistakes." "I was always the space cadet of the family," recalled Dr. Y, now a 27-year-old physician doing her residency. "My sisters would get their homework done, and I would be racing around the table. I was a compulsive talker. I would wander around the house, reading. I was extremely forgetful: I would finish my little snack and always throw my spoon and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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