:: January 2012

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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)."