| Mental disorders in children are often times not | | | | available for those with autism and development |
| spoken of or given attention to. However, with | | | | disorders. Those who have studied this disorder |
| the shifts that are taking place rapidly in every | | | | have several programs that they can offer for |
| day life, it has caused several children to react to | | | | severe or normal cases in order to allow your |
| the changes by developing a mental disorder. | | | | child to learn and function at a normal level. |
| Over twenty percent of children today are | | | | 4. Mood Disorders. This includes things like |
| affected by a mental disorder. Following are the | | | | depression, anger, fear and sadness. It is natural |
| five most common disorders that may be found | | | | for a child to have these feelings and express |
| in children. | | | | them. However, if it is a mood disorder, than |
| 1. Anxiety disorders. This includes a consistent | | | | these different feelings are out of control. As a |
| change in anxiety and mood. If your child has | | | | result, they are either oppressed or expressed in |
| gone through severe changes or a trauma, it | | | | destructive manners. They will often have a hard |
| often moves into an anxiety disorder. It can also | | | | time being consistent in functioning at home or in |
| be a result of emotional stress. If there were | | | | school because of the mood swings that they are |
| feelings of fear, anger or low self-esteem | | | | going through. This can also be solved through |
| associated with a situation, it can move into | | | | medication and therapy. Often times, mood |
| anxiety by the child. Anxiety disorder is often | | | | disorders are caused by constant shifts and |
| highlighted by different phobias that your child | | | | changes that are happening at home and school. |
| may have. If your child seems to be secluding | | | | By allowing your child to express this and make |
| themselves continuously, are having problems at | | | | them feel secure about these changes, it can help |
| school or their attitude has changed, then they | | | | in eliminating mood disorders. |
| may be suffering from an anxiety disorder. | | | | 5. Depression disorder. This is similar to mood |
| Counseling, as well as medication is available for | | | | disorder; however, it is one of the most common |
| anxiety disorders. | | | | types of mental illnesses that children are faced |
| 2. Attention-deficit disorder. Attention-deficit | | | | with. Many times, this comes from a child going |
| disorder is also known as ADD or with | | | | through a tragic event, such as a loss in the |
| hyperactivity, ADHD. This is becoming a more | | | | family or a natural disaster. Usually, the child will |
| common problem in many children. It often | | | | become quiet and not be as sociable. Their grades |
| includes the characteristics of hyper-activity, a | | | | in school may also drop and repressed feelings will |
| lack of a retention span, and the inability to | | | | begin to show up in ways that are not controlled. |
| concentrate. Often times, this mental disorder will | | | | If your child seems to be showing behaviors that |
| cause disruptions in school and family life. It will | | | | are not normal, then they may be having a |
| most often be seen by the child's continuous | | | | problem with depression. |
| movement at school and at home. They will also | | | | There are several different behaviors that affect |
| not be able to stay on one task for long and | | | | both adults and children. It is becoming more |
| often times cannot complete it. The child, because | | | | apparent that these mental illnesses are apparent |
| of the inability to concentrate and the amounts of | | | | in children. If you are finding that your child is not |
| energy that accompany this, will disrupt the order | | | | acting as they ordinarily would, or are being |
| and culture of the school, social and home | | | | disruptive with daily activities, then it is possible |
| environments. This disorder can be diagnosed and | | | | that they could have a mental disorder. If you |
| treated with medication. | | | | believe this is true, then it is best to take them to |
| 3. Autism and development disorders. These | | | | a physician to get the disorder diagnosed. You will |
| types of mental disorders have several levels of | | | | then be offered a variety of options, depending |
| functioning and problems. Often times, children | | | | on the disorder, from psychotherapy to |
| with these disorders will have a hard time | | | | medication. |
| understanding language, feelings, and the culture | | | | If you believe that your child is having problems |
| and world around them. Learning difficulties are | | | | functioning in home or school life, or is repressing |
| often accompanied by autism and development | | | | feelings, then it is best to act accordingly. By |
| disorders. If your child has a hard time reading, | | | | defining the mental disorder that your child has, |
| writing, communicating, or functioning at school, | | | | you will be able to move in the appropriate ways |
| they may have autism or a development disorder. | | | | in order to allow them to have a normal childhood. |
| There are several special programs that are | | | | |