| Suggestive Symptoms | Recommended Resources |
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Learning Disabilities Difficulty mastering reading, writing, and/or math skills Difficulty with memory, mastering new academic concepts, and/or reasoning |
The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities, by Larry Silver, M.D. (Three Rivers Press) Learning Disabilities Association of America, ldaamerica.org. |
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Language Disabilities Difficulty understanding what is said Difficulty organizing thoughts and finding the right words when speaking |
Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems, by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi (Wiley) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, asha.org. |
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Fine and Gross Motor Difficulties
Difficulty with fine motor skills (writing, tying shoes) Difficulty with gross motor skills (running, playing, eye-hand coordination, riding a bike) |
The Source for Nonverbal Learning Disorders, by Sue Thompson (LiguiSystems) The Out-of-Sync Child, by Carol Stock Kranowitz NLDline, nldline.com; American Occupational Therapy Association aota.org. |
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Tic Disorders (motor, oral, Tourette's) Patterns of motor (or vocal) tics that come and go and may change form |
Tics and Tourette Syndrome, by Uttom Chowdury (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) Tourette Syndrome Plus, tourettesyndrome.net. |
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Anxiety Specific or generalized fears beyond what would be expected given a child's age Panic attacks |
Tics and Tourette Syndrome, by Uttom Chowdury (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) Worried No More, by Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D. (Lighthouse Press) Anxiety Disorders Association of America, adaa.org. |
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Depression Persistent moodiness, fatigue, or loss of appetite Unexplained feelings of guilt Unexplained agitation or irritability |
The Childhood Depression Sourcebook, by Jeffrey A. Miller, Ph.D. (McGraw-Hill) American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, aacap.org. |
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Anger-control Problems Uncontrollable anger or rage lasting five to 30 minutes or longer Irrational during "meltdown" Often remorseful afterward |
The Explosive Child: Prenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. (Harper) American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, aacap.org. |
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Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) Ritualistic, goal-directed behavior, such as counting or repeating, or picking at sores or scabs or pulling out hair Need for extreme order or cleanliness Need to collect or hoard objects |
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D. (Three Rivers Press) Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, ocfoundation.org. |
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Bipolar Disorder Mood swings from calm to rage and/or from depression to manic (super-happy) state |
The Bipolar Child, by Demitri Papolos, M.D. and Janice Papolos (Broadway) Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation, bpkids.org. |
This article comes from the April/May 2006 issue of ADDitude.
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