Do you always feel restless? Are you unusually outgoing and prefers ardent physical activities? Do you find it hard to concentrate on work or on other activities that need to be done? If your answer is affirmative to all of these questions, there is a great possibility that you have attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder.

Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder is typically identified in some children, especially those aged seven years and below. You surely have heard about this behavioral condition because the reported cases among children are on the rise. High-profile children or kids of celebrities and personalities are also not spared from having this syndrome.

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Pervasive development disorders (PDD), Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) is a ’sub threshold’ condition in which some - but not all - features of autism are identified. The term Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified is defined as a marked impairment of social interaction, communication, and/or stereotyped behavior patterns or interests, but when full features for autism are not met.

Many of these children diagnosed with PDD-NOS may have symptoms in language processing and communication because their highly visual thinking is interfering with the development of verbal skills. A child that is highly visual thinker and has highly visual brains in the family tree can show as many as 50 specific symptoms in communication, attention and

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Asperger’s Syndrome is a milder variant of Autistic Disorder. In Asperger’s Disorder, affected individuals are characterized by social isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood. Though grammatical, their speech is peculiar due to abnormalities of inflection and a repetitive pattern. They usually have a circumscribed area of interest which usually leaves no space for more age appropriate, common interests. Some examples are cars, trains, door knobs, hinges. The name “Asperger” comes from Hans Asperger, an Austrian physician who first described the syndrome in 1944.

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Being a child seems to be an easy period in a person s life. Childhood, for most of us, is a carefree phase of life when children do not have any worries except maybe showing up in time for school. Sorry to say, but in this modern age, even children suffer from problems as indicated by the increase in cases of anxiety disorder for children, in recent years.

Modern kids have hectic schedules. Weekdays are spent on classrooms and weekends are devoted to sports like baseball or hockey. They have to devote time for homework, and science projects. They also have to spend time in working out concerns like bullies and their boyfriends or girlfriends.

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Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a common disorder in children, with symptoms of inattention, impulsive behavior, and sometimes hyperactivity. The disorder is also known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADD children appear to be wired into all things that are happening around them. They are hypersensitive to their environs and cannot concentrate when confronted with typical distractions. This deficiency is found in 3% to 5 % of children.

ADD children with inattentive behaviors often fail to finish things they start and have difficulty concentrating on schoolwork or other tasks requiring sustained attention. Also, they have difficulty sticking to a play activity. An impulsive nature makes them speak out of turn, interrupt others, and engage in what looks like

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