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Helping Your ADHD Child Get to Sleep ADHD children have a lot of difficulty with sleep. This article describes a natural intervention you can use to help your child sleep better. Central Auditory Processing Disorders A Central Audiory Processing disorder can severe limit your child's school performance and his ability to control his behavior at home. Does Your Child Have Tactile Defensiveness? Does your child refuse to touch anything sticky, slimy, or dirty with his hands? Does washing or brushing your child's hair result in a major battle? Does your child hate to have his feet touched? It could be that your child has a sensory motor integration deficit known as tactile defensiveness or touch sensitivity. Oppositional Defiant Disorder Treatment Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a psychiatric behavior disorder that is characterized by aggressiveness and a tendency to purposefully bother and irritate others. This disorder interferes with normal functioning. In this article we discuss what is new in ODD treatment. Conduct Disorder Conduct Disorder is the most serious of all disruptive behavior disorders in children and teens. If your child has this condition, you will learn here exactly what you can and need to do. ADHD and the Role of Essential Fatty Acids There has been a lot of talk in the world lately about the role of fatty acids in health. Just to clear the air a little bit, I want to discuss briefly what fatty acids are and how they function. The Up Side to Ritalin I don't think that stimulants are being pushed too hard, but I do think that they are not being used properly. The main advantage of stimulants, like Ritalin, is that they help control the child's symptoms so that other interventions will be more effective. ADHD and Psychotherapy We view stimulant medication as the most effective treatment, but realize that it is not a complete solution. Since medication has its limitations, psychotherapy has been used in addition to medication.