School-aged children

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American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Committee on Quality Improvement. Clinical practice guideline Treatment of the school-aged child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics 2001 108 1033-1044. 

Ambrosini, P. J. (2000). Historical development and present status of the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for school-age children (K-SADS). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39,49-58. 

In the early 1960s, drug companies began to lobby for government indemnity for the vaccines they developed, tested, and produced. Because so many people are vaccinated at one time, particularly school-age children, ADRs from a vaccine can carry considerable liability. As more diseases have become vaccine-preventable, more ADRs have been reported. In 1974, impetus for indemnity increased when the courts upheld a jury verdict of 200,000 for a child who developed polio from the Sabin live-polio vaccine. ... 

Burd, L., Kerbeshian, L., Wikenheiser, M., and Fisher, W. (1986b) A prevalence study of Gilles de la Tourette s syndrome in North Dakota school-age children./ Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 25 552-553. 

Kaufman, J., Birmaher, B., Brent, D., Rao, U., Flynn, C., Moreci, P., Williamson, D., and Ryan, N. (1997) Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) initial reliability and validity data [see comments]./ Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 36 9S0—9SS. 

Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children, Epidemiologic version (K-SADS-E) (Orvaschel and Puig-Antich, 1987) Semistructured diagnostic interview designed to assess past and current DSM-III and DSM-III-R disorders Parent Child 6-17... 

Zima, B.T., Bussing, R., Crecelius, G.M., Kaufman, A., and Belin, T. (1997) Psychotropic medication treatment patterns among school-aged children in foster care. / Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 7 135—147. 

Sadeh A, Gruber R, Raviv A. The effects of sleep restriction and extension on school-age children what a difference an hour makes. Child Dev 2003 74 444—455. 

The Web site sounds innocent enough ADHDinfo.com. But it is sponsored by Novartis, the manufacturer of Ritalin. It opens with the question, What causes attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in school-age children It answers, The exact cause of ADHD is not known. Scientists think that ADHD may be caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain that help to control behavior. So your hyperactive child does not need better discipline he needs a corrected biochemical imbalance. So your inattentive daughter does not need a more interesting classroom she, too, just needs to get those pesky chemicals corrected. 

In a third study the Robert Wood Johnson database of published literature on prenatal cocaine exposure and child outcome was examined (274). Only 8 of 101 studies focused on school-age children. Intelligence quotient (IQ), receptive language, and expressive language were measured. This meta-analysis showed an average difference of 3.12 IQ points between cocaine-exposed and control groups. When the IQ distribution is shifted downwards by this amount, there is a 1.6-fold increase in the number of children with IQs under 70. The authors noted that the calculated decrement in IQ in exposed children is subtle and does not include the possible effect of the drug on domains of function such as language abilities. 

One exception to the broad recommendation for a child psychiatry referral is that of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD is relatively common, with prevalence estimated at 3-7% of school-age children (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). The therapist can assist in making an accurate diagnosis when ADHD is considered, and if the diagnosis is confirmed, the therapist can provide essen-... 

FIGURE 61.1. School-age girl with US civilian noncomhatant gas mask MI-I-I, child size. Photograph courtesy of the US Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Historical Research and Response Team, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. 

Watkins, B. and B. Lask (2002). Eating disorders in school-aged children. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 11(2) 185-99. 

Schor, Edward L., M.D., ed. Caring for Your School-Age Child. New York Bantam Books, 1997. 

No one expects you to be the only source of information for your child and that is why you can rest a bit easier when your child is ready for an advanced study and you are not. These situations do not only arise when a child s abilities surpass those of her parents, but also when a child s interests are not in line with her parents interests. Children of the middle school age are beginning to find their own interests and paths in life, and unfortunately their interests may not always match with your proficiencies. It seems an inevitable joke of nature that the child of a math fanatic will grow to love the languages, or that an author will give birth to a chemist. When your child s abilities surpass yours, or when they have a special interest you don t share or are not expert in, there are many options available to you. 

Given the chance, many middle-school-aged children quickly become social butterflies. It is almost impossible in today s world of easy communication to keep your pre-teen or teen child from finding opportunities to socialize. 

Within these upcoming chapters, we will provide ample information to help your child become educationally successful. Please understand that the purpose of this book is to provide you with basic lessons, facts, exercises, and activities for homeschooling as they pertain to the middle-school-aged child. While we do not mean for this book to be your sole homeschooling resource, we anticipate that you will be provided with a clear overview of homeschooling a middle school child as well as a supplemental math and language arts resource. 

The following is a list of recommended books for learners in the middle school years, but you may find that your child reads above or below the level of some books. These titles are a mixture of old classics and new favorites. They can be found at your local library or bookstore, or ordered online from sites like Powells.com or Amazon.com. Remember that these recommendations are just the tip of the iceberg there are many great books for middle-school-aged readers. For more suggestions, visit the American Library Association s book lists at www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/index.html. 

The major STH infections, which include ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm infection, are among the most prevalent infections in developing countries. Because STH worm burdens are higher in school-aged children than in any other single group, the WHO and the Partnership for Child Development (PCD) advocate using schools and schoolteachers to administer broad-spectrum anthelmintics on... 

Target groups for surveillance are all age groups, and especially school-aged children, neonates and women of child-bearing age. 

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