Teen Anxiety Disorder What is a Teen Anxiety Disorder? Wikipedia defines Anxiety Disorders as a group of disorders characterized by excessive worrying, uneasiness, apprehension and fear about future uncertainties based on either real or imagined events. An Anxiety Disorder exists when the excessive feelings begin to interfere with everyday life such as: school, work or relationships with others. Many Anxiety Disorders start in children and teens. Some anxiety is good.…

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Teen Learning Disabilities What are Teen Learning Disabilities? The Federal Special Education Law, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides the following definition: Specific Learning Disability means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions…

Teen suicidal ideations What is teen suicidal ideations? Suicidal Ideation is a medical term meaning thoughts about or an unusual preoccupation with how to kill oneself. According to the Center for Disease Control, suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers. Over 1,500 teens kill themselves each year In 1998, there were 1,520 suicides among 13-18 year olds Approximately 1 in 12 high school students say they have…