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Global Warming is Real | Climate | Energy | Sustainability Center for American Progress Zero Waste Alliance Orion Magazine - nature / culture / place The Washington Spectator Ven. Thubten Chodron's Home Page 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. Sometimes, she would pretend to be people and things she was not. Other times, without warning, she would burst into nonsensical song. 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. Common YTD Warning Signs