If Tom Sawyer were a schoolboy today, he’d be diagnosed with ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), writes Anne Applebaum in the Washington Post. And maybe CD (Conduct Disorder) too.
What would the treatment be?
These days Tom and Huck would be on Ritalin. And Aunt Polly would be on Prozac.
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