“I see things too, like how you smile less with me than with other kids. I see how Daddy’s forehead gets all creased when he's yelling at me. I see people roll their eyes when I show them a new toy and how they sound mad when they ask me to stop singing.”
“She’s a very popular girl, but some people say really mean things about her.”Kids can be mean. I asked him how he felt when he heard people say things like that. “It makes me feel bad for her, because I know how I feel when people say mean things about me.”
“What do you think people say?” I asked, expecting him to shrug and say, “I don’t know.” He said the following instead:“I hear them say everything they think I can’t hear. Like the sigh when I tell them I forgot my homework again. I hear them mutter things under their breath when I am fidgeting in class. I hear frustration in their voices. I’d like them to understand I am not trying to make them mad.
“I just want it to stop. The yelling and comparing me to other kids who are ‘normal.’ How people tense up sometimes when I just walk into the room. I want people to say I am nice and funny and good at drawing. And not follow it with, ‘If only he couldWhy Praise Is So Important for Children with ADHDThat was not what I expected to hear, and it took all of my strength not to crumble under the weight of my shame. Maybe my happy kid was a little less happy than I’d thought.
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