Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
My son is 7 and has had adhd for 3 yrs, but I think it is something more to it...like anxiety...he picks at everything, tears up little pieces of paper, I mean big piles..he chews the ends off pencils..he started a new school this year..where he wont hardly do anything...he keeps saying im so far behind I will never get caught up...I am so worried about him,,they are testing him to see if he needs special education, which if he needs it I am all for it..I talked to his dr and he is on Straterra now...she wants to do a sleep study but they cant get him in until Dec. 23...what am I suppose to do until then???
Let your son know you are there for him. Give him the reassurance and comfort he desperately needs. He's so little and probably doesn't understand why he tears pieces of paper up or chews erasers, etc...
I agree with you. It sounds like your little guy is very anxious and stressed.
NOTHING replaces a mother intuition. If you feel there is something more to it chances are you are right. I've had mother intuition kick in so many times raising my kids and 95% of the time I was right despite their initial denials. If you feel waiting until Dec. 23 is to long than fight for another appt. Fighting for a new appt. is easy. The squeaky wheel get the oil. Call and keep calling. Tell them you want to be called if anyone cancels. I don't know if your son sees a therapist because of his ADHD but if not you may want to start him.
My nephew has ADHD and my sister went thru hell watching him exculate his behavior. She brought him to a child psychiatrist who did play therapy and what a difference! Turned out he was being bullied at school, called names, tripped, etc... Kids don't always want to tell mom and dad whats wrong and sometimes they don't know who to explain whats happening bit a trained child psych. will understand his behavior and most importantly, will help your son understand.
I'm sorry my rsponse was so long but mom to mom, nothing touchs me more than another mom wanting the best for their baby. Hang in there. Hugs