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By age 11, Kassondra Ola had been prescribed the following psychiatric medications at one point or another: Zoloft, Concerta, Celexa, Lexapro, risperidone, Neurontin, Depakote, Seroquel, lithium, Topamax, Trileptal, Abilify, and Adderall. “What misdiagnosis has done is it’s delayed the diagnosis of important things,” Ola said, “delayed the grieving of important things.” Further, she said, “it’s allowed for underlying conditions to …
