:35:17
A disorder of the nerves...
:35:19
...at least we think it is.
:35:21
We don't know yet exactly how it works.
:35:23
It's often seen in early adolescence.
:35:25
She shows all the symptoms.
:35:27
Hyperactivity.
:35:29
Her temper.
:35:32
Performance in math.
:35:33
Why the math? What is that?
:35:35
It affects her concentration.
:35:41
Now this is for Ritalin.
:35:44
10 milligrams a day.
:35:46
Is that a tranquilizer?
:35:48
It's a stimulant.
:35:49
A stimulant? My God,
she's higher than a kite now.
:35:52
Her condition isn't quite what it seems.
:35:55
Nobody knows the cause
of hyperkinetic behavior in a child.
:35:58
The Ritalin seems to work
to relieve the condition.
:36:00
And as to how or why,
we really don't know.
:36:03
But her symptoms could be overreaction
to depression.
:36:07
That's out of my field.
:36:10
My daughter isn't depressed.
:36:13
You mentioned her father
and the separation....
:36:17
Do you think I should take her
to a psychiatrist?
:36:20
No. I think we should wait
and see what happens with the Ritalin.
:36:24
I think that's the answer.
:36:26
Let's wait two, three weeks.
:36:28
All right. And the lies she's been telling?
That's part of it?
:36:32
-Lies?
-Like saying her bed's shaking.
:36:37
Have you ever known
your daughter to swear?
:36:40
-To use obscenities?
-No, never.
:36:45
Interesting.
:36:48
Similar to things like her lying...
:36:51
-...it's uncharacteristic.
-I don't understand. She doesn't swear.
:36:56
She let loose quite a string
while I was examining her.