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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 44224" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I've had really good results with my difficult child by using more general descriptions instead of the clinical terms of the diagnosis. Instead of telling my difficult child he had to see a doctor for anxiety disorder, when he asked why I told him that everyone in our family has to see a doctor for some special reason: one sibling to get bloodwork because he was very always overtired, mom the allergist and ENT for allergies and sinus troubles, little sis the dentist because she was born with teeth that have crevices and gets lots and lots of cavities, him because he was a lot more scared to go to school than his classmates. I've always taken this approach with him and I'm sure that he's been far more accepting of his issues when presented like this. It doesn't come off as there's something wrong with him, it comes off as he's got something different about him just like everyone else in our family does.</p><p></p><p>Instead of saying ADHD, one might say you were born with a body that doesn't want to keep still. This might be a better approach for some younger and/or more resistive kids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 44224, member: 701"] I've had really good results with my difficult child by using more general descriptions instead of the clinical terms of the diagnosis. Instead of telling my difficult child he had to see a doctor for anxiety disorder, when he asked why I told him that everyone in our family has to see a doctor for some special reason: one sibling to get bloodwork because he was very always overtired, mom the allergist and ENT for allergies and sinus troubles, little sis the dentist because she was born with teeth that have crevices and gets lots and lots of cavities, him because he was a lot more scared to go to school than his classmates. I've always taken this approach with him and I'm sure that he's been far more accepting of his issues when presented like this. It doesn't come off as there's something wrong with him, it comes off as he's got something different about him just like everyone else in our family does. Instead of saying ADHD, one might say you were born with a body that doesn't want to keep still. This might be a better approach for some younger and/or more resistive kids. [/QUOTE]
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