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home insemination Kit (Note: I sought my son’s approval before sharing this story.) There’s a growing trend in the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) for various non-medical reasons. Many parents report that schools encourage them to seek diagnoses to improve test scores, while others feel that pharmaceutical companies are pushing doctors…

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