Try and shift your understanding about the behavioural symptoms you see in your child from what you see to a brain-based perspective on what it may be telling you:
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WHAT YOU SEE
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WHAT THE BEHAVIOURAL SYMPTOM MAY MEAN |
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Naughty
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Frustrated, defensive, challenged |
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Lazy
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Trying hard |
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Doesn't try
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Exhausted or can't start |
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Lying
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Confabulates, tells you what they think you want to hear |
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Mean
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Defensive, hurt, abused |
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Doesn't care, shut down
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Can't show feelings |
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Can't sit still
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Overstimulated |
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Fussy, demanding
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Highly sensitive |
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Trying to make me angry
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Can't remember |
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Resisting
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Doesn't get it |
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Demanding attention
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Needing connection and support |
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Acting like a baby
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Dysmaturity
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| Steals |
Doesn't understand ownership
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Inappropriate
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Doesn't understand personal space |
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Doesn't try
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Worried about failing |
