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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 205329" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>The 1st time my difficult child saw his medication doctor, the doctor said, "Says here difficult child is being referred for ADD?" "NO, He does not have ADD." "Has he had problems in school the last few years?" (difficult child was enterring 5th grade) "No" "Not even 1st or 2nd grade?" "No" "Then he does not have ADD. If it was, he would have had problems in 1st or 2nd grade." "I know, we don't know what is wrong with him but I know it is not ADD"</p><p> </p><p>At that point, difficult child was physically falling apart. He could not even ride to a store for the sole purpose of getting a lego set. He was having chest pains and felt like he wasn't getting enough air to breath. He was experiencing somatic symptoms caused by anxiety. Fortunately our doctor also recognized the need to rule out the dangerous reasons for the pains putting my mind and difficult child's to rest. difficult child relaxed as each test came back normal.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, take this from someone who has not much experience with ADD. I believe anxiety causes symptoms from an emotional point mainly being fear and/or uncertainty. Everyone exhibits their stress release in a different way - thus the somatic symptoms. My daughter's was stomach aches, difficult child's and mine are headaches. When your body is under the stress of anxiety, it causes distressing physical symptoms and thoughts.</p><p> </p><p>In ADD, kids are unable to focus on certain things, can not sit still and can become frustrated but more out of confusion as to why things don't work than a fear of something bad going to happen. I believe they have a different emotion than is shown in anxiety. There is stress but not at the deeper level of hopelessness that anxiety produces.</p><p> </p><p>As for fidgiting - it can be either anxiety or ADD depending on the root cause - is there a fear or worry or can he just not sit still for any reason?</p><p> </p><p>I hope that makes sense. Just my very unprofessional outlook - but I am learning from other posts! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 205329, member: 5096"] The 1st time my difficult child saw his medication doctor, the doctor said, "Says here difficult child is being referred for ADD?" "NO, He does not have ADD." "Has he had problems in school the last few years?" (difficult child was enterring 5th grade) "No" "Not even 1st or 2nd grade?" "No" "Then he does not have ADD. If it was, he would have had problems in 1st or 2nd grade." "I know, we don't know what is wrong with him but I know it is not ADD" At that point, difficult child was physically falling apart. He could not even ride to a store for the sole purpose of getting a lego set. He was having chest pains and felt like he wasn't getting enough air to breath. He was experiencing somatic symptoms caused by anxiety. Fortunately our doctor also recognized the need to rule out the dangerous reasons for the pains putting my mind and difficult child's to rest. difficult child relaxed as each test came back normal. Anyway, take this from someone who has not much experience with ADD. I believe anxiety causes symptoms from an emotional point mainly being fear and/or uncertainty. Everyone exhibits their stress release in a different way - thus the somatic symptoms. My daughter's was stomach aches, difficult child's and mine are headaches. When your body is under the stress of anxiety, it causes distressing physical symptoms and thoughts. In ADD, kids are unable to focus on certain things, can not sit still and can become frustrated but more out of confusion as to why things don't work than a fear of something bad going to happen. I believe they have a different emotion than is shown in anxiety. There is stress but not at the deeper level of hopelessness that anxiety produces. As for fidgiting - it can be either anxiety or ADD depending on the root cause - is there a fear or worry or can he just not sit still for any reason? I hope that makes sense. Just my very unprofessional outlook - but I am learning from other posts! :) [/QUOTE]
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