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ADD or ADHD
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Special Education – Child
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Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder
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Mental Retardation and Mental Deficiency in Children
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Learning Disorders
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Depression, Anxiety and Mood Disorders
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Suicide – Teen Suicide
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Schizophrenia
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Alcoholism – Women and Alcohol
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Major Mental Disorders and What I Can Do?
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Substance Abuse – Marijuana
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Questions and Answers
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ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a neuropsychiatric disorder of childhood onset characterized by symptoms of INATTENTION such as problems with focus, easy distractibility, forgetfulness, inability to complete tasks, and difficulties with tasks requiring sustained mental effort, and HYPERACTIVE-IMPULSIVE behaviors, such as restlessness, fidgetiness, difficulty staying still, excessive talking, and poor self control. In addition to the core symptoms, other features may include exaggerated emotional responses, poor organizational skills, forgetfulness, and an inability to use simple strategies for daily tasks. These symptoms can adversely affect a person’s ability to function normally in an academic and or social setting.
Autism spectrum disorders affect 3 to 4 out of every 1,000 children ages 3 to 10, and are characterized by:
While autism has no single, identifiable cause, the disorder seems to be related to abnormalities in several regions of the brain. Researchers have also identified a number of gene defects associated with autism.