attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder

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(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder)

ADHD manifests as an unusually high and chronic level of inattention, impulsive hyperactivity, or both. A person with ADHD may struggle with impairments in crucial areas of life, including relationships with peers and family members, and performance at school or work. Increases in unintentional injuries and health care utilization have been noted in some studies of people with ADHD.

As many as half of children with ADHD also have other behavior disorders. Some studies have demonstrated increases in substance abuse, risk-taking, and criminal behaviors among adolescents and adults who have ADHD and these other disorders.

The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic & Statistical Manual-IV-TR estimates that 3%-7% of children suffer from ADHD, and some studies have estimated higher prevalence rates in community samples. The cause(s) and risk factors contributing to ADHD are unknown, although it seems to be more prevalent among boys than girls.

During the past decade, prescription for ADHD medications increased dramatically across the United States, with consumption in many states more than quadrupling. Reasons for the increase, and the more recent decline, in the use of methylphenidate-containing drugs are not clear.

Check out these web sites !!!

You will find information that you need....read on, and begin to learn more about your child's "disability"

www.chadd.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/oppositional-defiant-disorder

http://add.about.com/

http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/

http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome

http://the-kids-zone.blogspot.com/

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/learning_disabilities.htm

http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/learning/iep.html

http://www.kidstogether.org/IEP.htm

http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/cfissues/backtoschool/iep.html

http://www.greatschools.net/content/specialNeeds.page?fromSchwab=1

http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq1.htm

http://www.advocatesforchildren.org/

http://www.health.state.ny.us/community/infants_children/early_intervention/

http://schools.nyc.gov/default.htm

http://www.addinschool.com/

http://www.conductdisorders.com/

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