Concerns

Use this guide to find links to basic information on a wide variety of childhood concerns, arranged in alphabetical order.
Parents, children and professionals, we all have concerns. Below you will find a list of resources, in alphabetical order, that may answer some of your questions, or point you in the right direction.

A

• Abuse: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/Child_Abuse_Resource_Center/Home.aspx
• Anxiety: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/Anxiety_Disorder_Resource_Center/Home.aspx
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/ADHD_Resource_Center/Home.aspx
• Asperger’s Syndrome:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Aspergers_Disorder_69.aspx
• Autism: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/Autism_Resource_Center/Home.aspx

 

B

• Bedwetting (Enuresis):   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Bedwetting_18.aspx
• Biting: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Fighting_And_Biting_81.aspx
• Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Illness):   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Bipolar_Disorder_In_Children_And_Teens_38.aspx
• Bullying: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Bullying_80.aspx

 

C

• Children of Alcoholics:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Children_Of_Alcoholics_17.aspx
• Children of Parents with Mental Illness:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Children_Of_Parents_With_Mental_Illness_39.aspx
• Conduct Disorder:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Conduct_Disorder_33.aspx

 

D

• Divorce: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Children_and_Divorce_01.aspx
• Depression: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/The_Depressed_Child_04.aspx

 

E

• Eating Disorders:  http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Teenagers_With_Eating_Disorders_02.aspx           

 

F

• Foster Care:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Foster_Care_64.aspx

 

G

• Grief: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Children_And_Grief_08.aspx

 

L

• Learning Disabilities:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Children_With_Learning_Disabilities_16.aspx

 

M

• Mental Illness:  http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Talking_To_Kids_About_Mental_Illnesses_84.aspx

 

O

• Obesity: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Obesity_In_Children_And_Teens_79.aspx
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Obsessive_Compulsive_Disorder_In_Children_And_Adolescents_60.aspx
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Children_With_Oppositional_Defiant_Disorder_72.aspx

 

P

• Panic Disorder:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Panic_Disorder_In_Children_And_Adolescents_50.aspx
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Posttraumatic_Stress_Disorder_70.aspx

 

R

• Reactive Attachment Disorders:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Reactive_Attachment_Disorder_85.aspx

 

S

• Sexual Abuse:  http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Child_Sexual_Abuse_09.aspx  and Responding to Sexual Abuse:  http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Responding_To_Child_Sexual_Abuse_28.aspx
• Serious (Long Term) Illness:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/The_Child_With_A_Long_Term_Illness_19.aspx
• Sleep Problems:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Childrens_Sleep_Problems_34.aspx
• Schizophrenia: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Schizophrenia_In_Children_49.aspx
• School Refusal (Separation Anxiety):   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Children_Who_Wont_Go_To_School_07.aspx
• Soiling (Encopresis):   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Problems_With_Soiling_and_Bowel_Control_48.aspx
• Stepfamilies: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Stepfamily_Problems_27.aspx

 

T

• Tourette’s Syndrome and Tic Disorders:   http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Tic_Disorders_35.aspx