Child anxiety is a widely misunderstood condition, especially when the child also has developmental delays. Anxiety doesn’t always look like anxiety. Sometimes it appears as:
Someone who seems cheerful and hard-working at school or work, but has meltdowns upon arriving at home.
Someone who acts out at school, but becomes calm at home.
A child who hits a parent and then immediately seeks a hug from the same parent.
A child who sits quietly at his school desk, but won’t pick up a pencil to do an assignment.
A child who does not initiate social contact with other children, but may join a game already in progress.
A child who shuts down physically and emotionally when a situation becomes too challenging.
Most of the methods to deal with anxiety involve talking about emotions. But what if the child has a language delay? What if the child doesn’t understand how to recognize or verbalize emotions? Where do you start? We can help. Contact us now.
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兒童焦慮症很多時會被錯誤解讀，尤其是當孩子還帶有發育遲緩問題，有些症狀看起來不像焦慮症，例如:
在學校或工作時似乎很開朗和勤奮，但一到家門整個人就崩潰下來。
在學校表現過度出位，但在家裡卻變得非常平靜。
孩子打了父母後卻馬上尋求父母的擁抱。
孩子安靜地坐在課桌前，但卻不會拿起筆來做功課。
不會主動地與其他孩子接觸，但會參與已經在進行中的遊戲。
當孩子遇上太難應對的場合，他們會從情感上至肢體上把自己關閉起來。
