:: June 2009

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Better Behavior for Children Who Nap “A recent study found children between the ages of four and five who don't take daytime naps, have higher levels of hyperactivity, anxiety and depression, compared to those children who took naps.”

NGC - Parent-training/education programmes in the management of children with conduct disorders. (2006)

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NIH - Learning Disorders

Behavioral and Learning Disorders

Behavior Advisor

NIH - Child Behavior Disorders

NIH - Child Behavior Disorders Resources

NIH - NIMH Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders

Conduct and Oppositional Defiant Disorders

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Conduct disorder

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Oppositional defiant disorder

Dysgraphia

NIH - NINDS Dysgraphia Information Page

Dyslexia

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Developmental reading disorder

NIH - NINDS Dyslexia Information Page

Learning Disorders

NIH - Learning Disorders

NIH - Learning Disorders Resources

NIH - NINDS Learning Disabilities Information Page

ADD - ADHD

ADD - ADHD

Attention deficit and learning disabilities (ADHD/LD) among high school pupils in Holon (Israel). (Patient Educ Couns. 2005) "Five hundred forty-three students participated in the study. The prevalence of ADHD according to criteria of DSM-4 among them was 15.2%, including three subgroups: ADHD (inattentive)- 9.7%, combined- 4.5%, and ADHD-hyperactivity-impulsivity (HI)- 1%. The prevalence of learning disability (LD) was 17.6%. The gender ratio in both groups (ADHD and LD) was equal. These pupils had lower academic achievements with lower marks."

ADD - ADHD

[Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder comorbidity in a school sample of children.] (Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2005) "OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)."