STEVE LISS FOR TIME
  Brandon Kent, 9
HOMETOWN: La'ernia, Texas
BIO: An A student in first grade, Brandon was pulling Fs by second. He would rant and trip other students; at home he'd rock and cry. After a few false starts with the wrong meds, he's on a combination that helps. Now his sister Cheyenne, 4, is showing early signs of the disorder.

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 FROM THE AUG. 19, 2002 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, AUG. 11, 2002

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