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Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps and ADHD
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o stay 'oc&sed on his class"o#( Altho&$h he did "ell "ith physically
acti>e s&*?ects li#e P- and science e@peiments! he did not li#e to
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8oth o' Phelps) sistes "ee s"immes( His mothe decided to $et
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Michael)s sistes) s"im meetsC s&$$ested he mi$ht ha>e ADHD( He
himsel' had "itnessed Micheal &nnin$ ao&nd at the meets +li#e a
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>ey $ood at 'oc&sin$ on somethin$ they ha>e a passion 'o( He
stated settin$ ecods(
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mom i' he co&ld stop ta#in$ it *eca&se no one else too# it and $oin$
to the school n&se 'o mid<days medication made him 'eel di''eent
than the othe childen( He pomised his mothe he co&ld handle
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