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Child and Adolescent

Sites submitted to this category must provide general information for parents on or about ADD and/or ADHD in children.

Clinical articles and research, treatment information, personal pages, or support groups should be suggested to the appropriate subcategory. Submitting them here will only delay possible listing.

Sites that include information about these disorders in adults should be suggested to /Neurodevelopmental/ADD_and_ADHD.

ADD and ADHD

Attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are neuroldevelopmental conditions. Research indicates that problems producing neurotransmitters in the frontal lobe and limbic portions of the brain may be the cause.

Behaviors include distractibility, lack of impulse control, problems with organizing or sequencing tasks, restlessness, and forgetfulness.

Sites submitted to this category must provide general information for parents on or about ADD and/or ADHD in children.

Clinical articles and research, treatment information, personal pages, or support groups should be suggested to the appropriate subcategory. Submitting them here will only delay possible listing.

Sites that include information about these disorders in adults should be suggested to /Neurodevelopmental/ADD_and_ADHD.

Attachment Disorder

Attachment Disorder is a mental illness. It is an emotional problem that occurs in the first three years of life and causes children not to attach and bond to their primary caregiver. Without this fundamental attachment, these children often act out behaviorally and are very difficult to parent.

Please make sure that your site deals directly with the topic of Attachment Disorder.

Disruptive Behavior Disorders

This category contains information for parents, families, and caregivers, about Disruptive Behavior Disorders.

There are 3 disorders commonly classified in this category:

Attention Deficit Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Sites submitted to this category must provide educational information on disruptive behavior disorders in children for parents, families, and caregivers.

Websites designed for the education and training of medical professionals and providers should be submitted to the appropriate category in Health/Medicine/.

English-only sites. Information in other languages should be suggested to the appropriate category in World/.

Learning Disabilities

Sites dealing mainly with remediation of dyslexia in children are refereed to Reference: Education: Special Education: Learning Disabilities: Dyslexia or to Kids and Teens: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Dyslexia.