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      Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Overview

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      Discover the main features and causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which affects one in 20 children.

      Separation from their peers when your child has cancer

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      Your teenager's friends can be an invaluable source of support for them during their cancer treatment. Find out how to encourage your child to stay in touch with their peers while in treatment.

      Development of attachment

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      Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.

      Epilepsy and learning

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      Learn how to support a child with epilepsy who experiences some of the cognitive consequences associated with the condition.

      Intellectual development and children with heart disease

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      Read about how the development of a child's intellect may be affected by a congenital heart condition.

      Writing disabilities: Overview

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      A writing disability is when a child has significant challenges with writing. Learn about writing disabilities, their symptoms, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

      Social and emotional effects of having leukemia

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      Learn how surviving leukemia can affect a child as they grow up.

      Other late effects after an allogeneic blood and marrow transplant

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      Learn about late term effects after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

      Factors affecting pain assessment

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      Learn about the factors that affect pain assessment such as our emotions, behaviour and cultural attitudes to pain.

      Lifestyle choices for children with heart disease

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      Read about lifestyle choices. Major life decisions should be made keeping in mind how the heart condition will influence overall health and well-being.

      Social and emotional effects after a blood and marrow transplant

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      Parents can learn about social and emotional late effects for transplant survivors.

      Alcohol

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      Learn about alcohol and the associated health risks. Knowing the short- and long-term effects can help you make decisions about using alcohol.

      Your body image after a transplant

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      Information about cannabis for recreational use

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      ​Learn about cannabis (also known as marijuana, weed or pot) and find out about the short- and long-term effects of using it recreationally.

      Math disabilities: Overview

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      A math disability is when a child has significant challenges with math. Learn about math disabilities, their symptoms, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

      Staying connected before, during and after a school absence

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      Missing school because of an illness is not easy for children or their parents. Without daily contact with classmates and teachers, it can be hard for a child to keep in touch and feel connected with school.

      Sexuality and cancer (ages 12 and 13)

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      Learn about sexuality and how it can be impacted by a cancer diagnosis and treatment. You can also find information on making safer choices about sex.

      Leukemia treatment and learning and memory

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      Learn how treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can cause neurocognitive changes in your child, such as learning difficulties.

      Sexuality and cancer (ages 14 and up)

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      Sexuality is a healthy and normal part of life. Find out what sexuality is, how it is impacted by cancer and what you need to know to make safer choices about sex.

      Living with sickle cell disease

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      Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) can participate in physical activity as long as they have more frequent rest periods and increased hydration. Academically, most children with SCD will perform as well as their peers.

      Epilepsy: Assessing your child's learning needs

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      Read about why your child with epilepsy may require a psychoeducational assessment, who will perform it, and what it may consist of.

      Child and health-care provider high-fiving. Child sits on hospital bed and health-care provider crouches in front of her

      Speech-language pathology services during hospital admission(s)

      Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.

      Leukemia relapse

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      Learn about factors that influence your child's response to therapy if their leukemia has relapsed.

      Feeling good about yourself when you have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

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      Sickle cell disease: How our thoughts influence our feelings

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      Find out how negative and positive thinking can affect how you feel and how you manage stress and pain.

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