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Simple Practical Ways to Live Eco-friendly. Sustainable - Natural - Re-Use - Chasing Green Center for American Progress Brighter Planet's 350 Challenge The Washington Spectator Solar One Ven. Thubten Chodron's Home Page Environmental Media Association WORC Corporate Ethics International : Index More U.S. Children Being Diagnosed With Youthful Tendency Disorder REDLANDS, CA–Nicholas and Beverly Serna's daughter Caitlin was only four years old, but they already knew there was a problem. More U.S. Children Being Diagnosed With Youthful Tendency Disorder Day after day, upon arriving home from preschool, Caitlin would retreat into a bizarre fantasy world. When months of sessions with a local psychologist failed to yield an answer, Nicholas and Beverly took Caitlin to a prominent Los Angeles pediatric neurologist for more exhaustive testing. "As horrible as the diagnosis was, it was a relief to finally know," said Beverly. Onion Med Watch Youthful Tendency Disorder (YTD), a poorly understood neurological condition that afflicts an estimated 20 million U.S. children, is characterized by a variety of senseless, unproductive physical and mental exercises, often lasting hours at a time. "The Youthful child has a kind of love/hate relationship with reality," said Johns Hopkins University YTD expert Dr. Common YTD Warning Signs According to Dr.