Dr. Larry B. Silver, Pioneer in Child Psychiatry and ADHD Research, Dies at 92
It was not unusual to find Dr. Larry B. Silver on the floor, eye to eye with a child who was struggling — listening closely, asking gentle questions and, just as often, making them laugh. For Silver, one of the nation’s pioneering child psychiatrists, connection came before diagnosis, a philosophy rooted as much in his clinical training as in a Jewish outlook that emphasized understanding each individual. Silver, a Washington-area resident for most of his life and a leading voice in child and adolescent psychiatry, died on April 7 at 92. Over a career spanning more than five decades, he helped transform how families, schools and physicians understand children with learning disabilities and ADHD.
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