 (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I always thought being a parent was just hard. But recently, a number of people have said things casually like, "Yeah, and you don't have easy kids," or thought my daughter had autism, ADHD or any other number of things. While I don't take offense — having wondered these things myself — we have seen a number of specialists. My daughter is in kindergarten, and I often just find her difficult. Really unreasonable, extremely loud (we've had her hearing tested a number of times), lots of big emotions, and has trouble socializing with her peers. She's just loud and weird, and a lot of them are much more normal. Is therapy ever useful for kids this young? We are an outdoorsy family, and with seven hours a day in school, I've been reluctant to add more indoor stuff. I just don't know how to help her. It often takes HOURS for her to be ready to talk about something so we can together find a solution. It's exhausting. — Exhausted |
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