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It is important that your child gets his or her nutrition early o­n, preferably form Grade 1. This is the most important time for brain development, as they start to learn new things and create new ideas all the time. Brain development revolves around getting the right amount of:

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a lifelong illness that affects between 5–9 percent of children and adolescents and 1–3 percent of adults. The problems associated with ADHD can affect every aspect of an individual's life and functioning. In children, it typically causes difficulties in academic performance and classroom behavior, and often results in problematic social relationships with peers and adults. Adolescents with ADHD frequently endure social isolation, academic failure and family conflict. In adults, ADHD can negatively affect job performance and marriage. Due to frequent failure experiences, individuals with ADHD often experience low self-esteem and other emotional problems.

A child with a Learning Disorder (LD) shows difficulty in acquiring competence in reading, mathematics, written expression or social skills appropriate for age, schooling and level of intelligence. The major types of Learning Disorders are Reading Disorder, Mathematics Disorder, Disorder of Written Expression, and Nonverbal Learning Disorder - ( a deficit in social awareness) Ten to 25% of individuals with Learning Disorders have associated problems such as Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Although any teenagers try alcohol or drugs at least once, most stop using them. Some teenagers however, go from experiment to abuse and when they reach the point where using the drug is a need and getting it a priority they have developed a substance-related disorder. Following are three basic types of substance-related disorders: