Last night, Charlie...our adHd (his doctor put the capital H in there) was sitting in front of me while I brushed his hair. He is growing his hair out this summer, and it had gotten tangled while he ran and ran and ran all day, so I was taking my time, and trying to do it gently. After much squirming and moaning, I asked him if the brushing hurt. He said "No... it hurts to sit still!"
I could write an entire post on ADHD, and maybe I will one of these days. But for now, I will just say this. It honestly is physically painful for some kids (and adults!) to sit still.
2 comments:
Aya I know that. It is all I can do to stay put in some of those faculty meetings. I am afraid I have actually groaned outloud once or twice when another agenda item was introduced. It does hurt to sit still!
My hubby has ADHD too. He says that as a kid it was PAINFUL to sit still in class! He's still so full of energy. He has channeled it well.
Becky
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