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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many people say "my child is difficult" but don't elaborate. Just sight and look sad.
What does it mean to have difficult child. 
If you think your kid is difficult, why? What make them difficult and how do you know they are not just being a kid?[/quote]

I know that my child is difficult because he has three siblings who are not difficult.  He is my oldest, so I thought this was just being a kid and that all of the parenting books were wrong until I had more children who behaved more like typical children.

He is difficult because he is sensitive to all sorts of things...light, sound, touch.  At the same time, he is very physical and constantly wants to be doing things.  He gets frustrated and melts down easily.  He doesn’t really listen to directions, and you have to tell him to do things multiple times. 
I have taken him to different doctors and psychologists.  He is funny and charming and doesn’t meet criteria for ASD.  We have had him on stimulants for ADHD, but they weren’t helpful, so we took him off.  We thought maybe he had hearing problems or an auditory processing disorder.  But no. He just is who he is.  He’s a difficult kid.  
He is 13 though now, and so far he has been an easy tween/teen.  Maybe my hard parenting years are over :)

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