Mood Disorders
None Discovered

Pervasive Developmental Disorder:
None Discovered

Disruptive Behavior Disorder:
None Discovered

Anxiety and Allied Disorders:
None Discovered

Risk and Stress Factors:
Family and Environmental Factors
Is there evidence that your child has a serious dislike for his/her sister(s) or brother(s)? Yes
Is your child often verbally abused by anyone (relative, parent or teacher)? Yes
Has there been a family member who has been very sad for a long time or who has committeed suicide? Yes
Is your child's family always in need of more money? Yes

Other Disorders:
None Discovered

Does your child often have thoughts about death or dying (without the fear of dying)?
Does your child appear intensely occupied with a single goal even to the exclusions of required activities?
Does your child prefer music that is played loudly and has antisocial content?
Does your child have a problem with repetitive and purposedless body movements?
Does your child often get into a "rut" with activities that are non-productive?

The ABLE Group is indebted to the authors of many articles published in medical journals that address develpmental problems commonly seen in children. The ABLE Group is especially appreciative of the combined efffort of those who author and pucblish the Diagnositic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third and Fourth Edition (DSM III, DSM IV). The manual is published through the auspices of the American Psychiatric Association and has been an invaluable instrument for defining human mental disorders. While the DSM series is a vital part of the ABLE Series construct, it should be pointed out, for a variety of reasons, diagnostic criteria and definitions of some disorders have been altered. Therefore, the ABLE Series is the responsibility of the ABLE Group and does not, in anyway, reflect the opinion of the American Psychiatric Association or the authors of the DSM publication.