from the Dallas Morning News
TUCSON, Ariz. - Little T.J. was a monster. There's no other way to
say it.
Extremely hyperactive, the toddler ran around in circles, destroying
everything in his path. He got kicked out of day care and banned from
friends' homes...Friends told his family that T.J. - short for Terence
Johnson — was destined to be "the next serial killer."
...That was then. Today, as T.J. gets ready to turn 3, he is a
changed boy.
Lively, to be sure, but affectionate instead of mean. "It's a total
turnaround - this is a different child," Ms. Norton said. "Everybody
notices the difference."
A frontal lobotomy? Electroshock therapy? Powerful drugs? No, T.J.
had his
tonsils out. The removal of a child's tonsils can, in some cases,
significantly improve, even cure, severe hyperactivity often
diagnosed as
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
To read more:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/healthscience/
stories/081207dnnattonsils.26239902.html
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