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Health (General Wellness)

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore their personal health by completing a worksheet. In this healthy living lesson plan, 7th graders examine the health triangle and research ways to prevent at risk behavior. Students complete a health survey based...
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About Kids Health

About Kids Health: Conditions and Diseases: Adhd

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that offers extensive information on ADHD or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Learn what it is and what you can do to help someone who has it.
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Chadd: Understanding Adhd: About Adhd

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed information about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and discusses common confusion with various labels, including ADD or attention deficit disorder. Includes downloadable factsheet.
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Mental help.net: Introduction to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an overview of ADHD. Under the menu toolbar on the right, you'll find information on the symptoms and treatment of ADHD.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Scoop on Adhd

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about ADHD with information about what it is and how to deal with it. Advice and insight from students with ADHD gives a unique perspective. A question sheet is available to help...
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Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Adhd and Add

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduction to ADHD and ADD in children covers the signs and symptoms, causes, the impact they have, and how to get help.
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Kids Health: Adhd Medicines

For Students 9th - 10th
If you know anyone with ADHD, they may take Ritalin to treat their disorder. This article from Family Doctor explains how most people with ADHD react to Ritalin. Ritalin abuse and its negative effects are also covered.
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National Institutes of Health

What Are the Effective Treatments for Adhd?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site begins by listing the various treatments of ADHD, from psychotropic medications to herbal treatments.
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PBS

Pbs: This Emotional Life: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of articles on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD: what it is, what causes it, misconceptions about it, symptoms, related disorders, treatment options, and ways the ADHD person, and the caregivers and family...
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Sharper Mind Centers: Questions About Add/adhd

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Sharper Mind Centers provides a list of frequently asked questions about ADD, ADHD and Dyslexia. The questions are thoroughly answered and are very interesting. This is a good site to answer questions on the subject.
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Kids Health: What Is Hyperactivity?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about this common condition, how it's treated and how medical professionals decide whether a kid has ADHD. Be sure to click on the tabs to the right to get more information.
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Ad ders.org: What Is a.d.d./a.d.h.d?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief description of ADD/ADHD, some of the behaviors of children who may be diagnosed with it and what the potential cause may be. There is also an ADD simulation you can try.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Science Ambassador Fellowship: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site gives many lesson plans for teaching middle and high school students about current and relevant science topics like autism, ADHD, Diabetes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, birth defects, genetics, and more. The lessons are based on...
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PBS

Pbs: Medicating Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS Frontline series companion site features the reaction that four different families had to medication designed to treat ADHD. This program can be viewed in its entirety or in six separate segments. Positive and negative aspects...
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Optometrists Network: Attention Deficit Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this comprehensive index linking to various articles and online resources about ADD to learn more about the disorder, how it is treated, and current related news and information.
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American Academy of Family Physicians

Conduct Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A very extensive article depicting facts and details on conduct disorders, seen both in childhood and adolescence. Written by physicians, for physicians and professionals, this site provides a complete resource for information on conduct...
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Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Neurodevelopment Disorders 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question quiz to prepare for NCLEX-RN on neurodevelopment disorders.

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