The Summer Trick

Chapter 33, The Summer Trick [Summer 2002]

As school draws to a close, John looks really good.  But it's a trick, a cruel trick!  I've been fooled by this before, and here we go again.  He doesn't have to do anything over the summer but play, and since his disorder is mostly ODD (not ADHD), he inevitably looks good.  Naturally I credit the most recent diet, i.e. failsafe, but when school resumes in the fall he is no better.

We always wanted to test here at home, so he wouldn't get in trouble at school, but those tests are inconclusive.  We must test certain items on a school night, despite the consequences - i.e. in order to see the consequences.

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