About 20% of children are diagnosed with a psychological disorder. Diagnosis and treatment is important to support good mental health throughout life. Select a childhood disorder. Describe the symptoms of the disorder and treatments used to address the disorder you selected.

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Childhood psychological disorders

Introduction

Everyone has heard of autism and ADHD, but what about learning disorders? These are just some of the childhood psychological disorders that can affect your child’s development. In this article we’ll take a look at what these conditions are and how they affect children.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects how people interact with the world around them. ASD can affect anyone, but it’s more common in boys than girls.

People with autism spectrum disorder may have trouble communicating with others or understanding other people’s feelings and perspectives. They may also repeat words and phrases over and over again, have difficulty making eye contact or sense of humor, have extreme reactions to loud noises or unfamiliar textures and smells, struggle with social skills like understanding facial expressions, etc.

Autism spectrum disorder has no known cause at this time; however, there are many theories about what causes it including genetics, environment (including chemicals in the womb), birth complications during pregnancy/birth etc. There are currently no cures for autism; however, treatment options exist which include speech therapy programs, occupational therapy programs where children learn how things work inside their heads such as reading maps like we do here at homemapbrain .com/maps/. These treatments can help children improve their overall functioning so they can live happier lives!

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity. ADHD affects about 5% of children and adolescents, but up to 40% of adults with the condition.

Children are diagnosed with ADHD when they have been found to have impairments in attention or motor activity that persist from childhood into adulthood; this may be accompanied by symptoms such as restlessness or impulsiveness. Children who experience symptoms at an early age are likely to have more severe symptoms later on than those who develop them later in life.

Symptoms may include:

• Difficulty focusing on tasks throughout the day

• Trouble sitting still for long periods of time

• Repeatedly losing things such as toys

• Difficulty doing schoolwork

Learning Disorders

Learning disorders are a group of neurological conditions that affect your ability to process information and absorb it. Dyslexia is the most common learning disorder, affecting about 10 percent of school-age children. People with dyslexia have problems with processing visual information such as letters and numbers, reading as a whole word rather than from left to right or top to bottom, identifying shapes in words (e.g., “cat” has two legs), sorting objects into categories based on shape or color, remembering sequences of events over time (e.g., where they were when they were born).

Other types of learning disabilities include dyscalculia (difficulty working with numbers) and dysgraphia (difficulty writing). Children may also experience ADD/ADHD—a combination of hyperactivity plus inattentiveness—or attention deficit disorder alone when they can’t handle stress well enough through self-regulation strategies such as planning ahead or taking breaks between tasks so that they don’t become overwhelmed by too much work at once; this condition is sometimes referred to as “executive function disorder.”

Behavior and Conduct Disorders

Behavior and conduct disorders are a group of mental health conditions that can include problems with self-control, disruptive behaviors, and social skills. The disorders can be diagnosed when a child or teenager has a pattern of behavior that is disruptive and inappropriate for their age.

Examples include:

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

• Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)

Takeaway:

The most important thing to remember is that early detection and treatment are the best ways to help your child. Early intervention can prevent some of the problems from getting worse, but it’s also important for you, as parents, to know what kinds of things your kids need help with so that you can be better equipped when it comes time for them to seek out professional help.

Conclusion

If you or your child have been diagnosed with a disorder, it’s important to know that there are many different types of treatment options and no one approach is right for every person. So start by asking yourself what your goals are for treatment—and then research them!