Why this book? : collaboration between educational and medical communities / Frank M. Kline and Lisa Rubel -- Brain-mind interactions / Larry B. Silver. 1. Medical and neurological disorders and substance use and abuse. Medical disorders / Sandra B. Sexson and Arden D. Dingle -- Neurological disorders / Roger A. Brumback, Sunil Mathews, and Sachin R. Shenoy -- Substance use and abuse : the impact on academic performance / J. Calvin Chatlos. 2. Processing disorders and sensory integration dysfunction. Processing disorders / Steven C. Russell and Larry B. Silver -- Sensory integration dysfunction / Lynn A. Balzer-Martin and Carol Stock Kranowitz. 3. Mental health disorders. Emotional and behavioral disorders / Rick Ostrander -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / Larry B. Silver -- Pervasive developmental disorders / Rosa A. Hagin. 4. Practical collaboration. Examples of collaboration / Larry B. Silver and Frank M. Kline -- Collaboration between physicians and educators : building for the 21st century / Frank M. Kline. Appendix A. Medications -- Appendix B. Resources for educators -- Appendix C. DSM-IV diagnostic categories and criteria.