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[theweaselking]

In a report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, specialists suggest AA Milne's characters would be better off with psycho-active drugs and more parental guidance.

Pooh, a bear of very little brain, is said to suffer from the condition known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). His fixation with honey and his repetitive counting behaviours suggest he may also present obsessive compulsive disorder, according to the report.

Pooh's learning problems could also arise from him being dragged downstairs by Christopher Robin, bumping his head on each step - a possible case of "shaken bear syndrome", asks the study.

"We cannot but wonder how much richer Pooh's life might be were he to have a trial of low-dose stimulant medication," say the researchers.

Comments

[culfinriel.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[jerril]

That's an old article, but a good one. I think it's from the late 90s or early in this century.

I just love saying "in this century". :D

[jerril]

*finds the dateline* DUH. Dec. 2000.

[jsbowden.livejournal.com]

It's actually a very small slice of time (relatively) in which it could have been neither from the late 90s nor from this century. Go buy a lottery ticket.

[toku666.livejournal.com]

I read your passage from it before clicking on the link and I was thinking to myself "this is the least funny Onion article he's ever linked to."

I'm a little chagrined.