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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 202553" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>difficult child = Gift from God; the child that brought you here. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/winks.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":winks:" title="winks :winks:" data-shortname=":winks:" /></p><p> </p><p>She does sound like there's some Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) going on. You may want to check out The Out of Sync Child by Carol Krankowitz (spelling?). What's important to note is that sensory problems can stand alone or be co-morbid with other conditions. The big three seem to be ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorders such as Aspergers, or mood disorders such as depression or early onset bipolar disorder. Anxiety is also quite prevalent.</p><p> </p><p>Sleep problems can also manifest like ADHD. My Duckie slept the requisite hours each night, but her sleep quality was poor. She would become more and more revved up until she would crash with exhaustion. Then the cycle would begin again. There's a book called Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Children that I found very helpful.</p><p> </p><p>Attachment problems have a spectrum of severeness like most behavior disorders. Be careful if you look online about it because many sources cite only parental abuse or neglect as the cause. It can also be caused by children suffering from significant illness in infancy. Here's some symptoms (from <a href="http://helpguide.org" target="_blank">http://helpguide.org</a>):</p><p> </p><p><strong>Emotional Problems</strong></p><p>low self-esteem; needy, clingy or pseudo-independent behavior; inability to deal with stress and adversity; depression; apathy</p><p><strong>Physical problems</strong></p><p>susceptibility to chronic illness; obsession with food - hordes, gorges, refuses to eat, eats strange things, hides food</p><p><strong>Social Problems</strong></p><p>lack of self-control; inability to develop and maintain friendships; alienation from parents, caregivers, and other authority figures; aggression and violence; difficulty with genuine trust, intimacy, and affection; lack of empathy, compassion and remorse; negative, hopeless, pessimistic view of self, family and society</p><p><strong>Learning problems</strong></p><p>behavioral problems at school; speech and language problems; incessant chatter and questions; difficulty learning</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>FWIW, it's most likely not an attachment issue, but rather Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) and something else. Our family was concerned about it because she came from a loving & stable family but still showed symptoms across the board. Her behavior improved drastically, however, when she was aggressively treated for her allergies after a health crisis. The ODD was still there but she was able to begin learning different better behaviors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 202553, member: 1722"] difficult child = Gift from God; the child that brought you here. :winks: She does sound like there's some Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) going on. You may want to check out The Out of Sync Child by Carol Krankowitz (spelling?). What's important to note is that sensory problems can stand alone or be co-morbid with other conditions. The big three seem to be ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorders such as Aspergers, or mood disorders such as depression or early onset bipolar disorder. Anxiety is also quite prevalent. Sleep problems can also manifest like ADHD. My Duckie slept the requisite hours each night, but her sleep quality was poor. She would become more and more revved up until she would crash with exhaustion. Then the cycle would begin again. There's a book called Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Children that I found very helpful. Attachment problems have a spectrum of severeness like most behavior disorders. Be careful if you look online about it because many sources cite only parental abuse or neglect as the cause. It can also be caused by children suffering from significant illness in infancy. Here's some symptoms (from [URL]http://helpguide.org[/URL]): [B]Emotional Problems[/B] low self-esteem; needy, clingy or pseudo-independent behavior; inability to deal with stress and adversity; depression; apathy [B]Physical problems[/B] susceptibility to chronic illness; obsession with food - hordes, gorges, refuses to eat, eats strange things, hides food [B]Social Problems[/B] lack of self-control; inability to develop and maintain friendships; alienation from parents, caregivers, and other authority figures; aggression and violence; difficulty with genuine trust, intimacy, and affection; lack of empathy, compassion and remorse; negative, hopeless, pessimistic view of self, family and society [B]Learning problems[/B] behavioral problems at school; speech and language problems; incessant chatter and questions; difficulty learning FWIW, it's most likely not an attachment issue, but rather Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) and something else. Our family was concerned about it because she came from a loving & stable family but still showed symptoms across the board. Her behavior improved drastically, however, when she was aggressively treated for her allergies after a health crisis. The ODD was still there but she was able to begin learning different better behaviors. [/QUOTE]
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