Lorrie acted as a surrogate reader for her son, who suffered nightly crises over homework. He stretched 45 minute assignments into hours. Incentives didn’t work. She regularly burned the midnight oil finishing work for him because his stamina had drained out long before he could produce all the work due the next morning.
Read the rest of ... A Mom’s Journey Through ADHDAnyone can get PTSD at any age. This includes war veterans and survivors of physical and sexual assault, abuse, accidents, disasters, and many other serious events.
Not everyone with PTSD has been through a dangerous event. Some people get PTSD after a friend or family member experiences danger or is harmed. The sudden, unexpected death of a loved one can also cause PTSD.
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