FLmom1 wrote:
My 6 yr old son dx ADHD and PDD NOS has a REALLY hard time when someone else gets a compliment. Its as if his world will crumble....even though he is given compliments at school also at times for instance, he will still get upset when the teacher compliments someone else for something and not him.
I was like this as a child and I still get this feeling when one of my friends is friendly to another. I think it is a form of jealousy, but there is also an element of group dynamics involved which I've always struggled with.
He may feel that he has a special relationship with the teacher and that her interaction with other children is a threat to this relationship. Not sure what to suggest. It's something he'll experience more often as he has more relationships. I think you just have to keep explaining to him that this response is not acceptable and that he has to become aware of people as individuals with their own lives - that he is part of a larger picture.
21 Jan 2013, 8:14 am
