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Childhood Disorders

Child mental health issues include Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Asperger's Disorder, Autistic Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, childhood eating disorders, dyslexia, learning disorders, mental retardation, stuttering and depression. Discuss these any any other child mental health issues here.

Hollistic ADHD treatment

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I would like to know other opinions on holistic ADHD treatments. I know about two: tyrosine and DMAE, as a supplement. I haven’t tried d any of them. But I think that DMAE is promising. I am now on Ritalin treatment and I don’t like how I feel. I don’t know if these are side effects or normal...

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Is Autism Hereditary?

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My husband and I are considering adopting a baby girl that has not been born yet. The birth mother reports that her nephew has autism. Do the risks of the baby girl developing autism increase because the birth mothers nephew has autism? Or are the risks the same as if there was no autism reported...

by User avatar EllyBelly14570

Down Syndrome Now Detectable In 1st Trimester

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Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality that results when a baby has three, rather than two, copies of the 21st chromosome. This abnormality causes distinctive physical characteristics, developmental problems and an increased risk of a variety of health problems that usually shorten the child's...

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Older fathers raise autism risk

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A new study conducted on the autism risks proves that men too have biological clocks as it was determined older fathers risk their children being born with autism. The sample group was large and it included 132,271 children from Israel who were assessed again at the age of 17. The data included the...

by User avatar Laylah

Repetitive movement

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Hi, I have a 6 years old boy and he`s been rocking on his wooden horse since he was only 3 years old. He`s not autistic. He was diagnosed with ADHD. He is on a stimulant now. Those repetitive movements of his gave him quite a headache and it drives me crazy but don`t know what to do. Anybody with...

by User avatar nelli874

ADHD/ODD Killing our family!

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My 13 year old son was diagnosed with ADHD/ODD about a month ago. I have the reports from his psychologist and his regular doctor, but I can't get the school counselor, principal or instructional director to listen to me. After trying for a month, I was finally successful in getting an...

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How do i talk to my mom about adhd?

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I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and my mom reacted badly on diagnose. She pretends that everything is ok. She can’t accept it. I don’t know how to talk with my mom about ADHD? Dad is much better, but she doesn’t want to talk to him either.

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adhd vs sid

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I am worried that my son’s diagnose is wrong. He is diagnosed with SID (Sensory Integration Disorder) and he is on prescribed therapy for it. I started to suspect while I was talking to his school teacher. As he described me his behavior, his impulsivity and nervousness, it sounded to me as ASHD....

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Scientists more likely to have autistic children

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One in every 100 child suffers from a form of autism, a disorder of brain function that appears early in life and results in learning difficulties, speech problems and difficulty relating to people. In a new study most of the children’s parents are found to be scientists, engineers, physicists...

by User avatar Miia2818

adhd artifical sweeteners

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Hello. I'm 35 year old mother and few months back my eight year old son has been diagnosed with a behavioral disorder called ADHD. Before that, we had big problems with him and his discipline, not only in house with us, but especially in school where his teacher complained about him all the time....

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