My sister is turning 11 this 26th of October. She has an extremely hard time making friends, and has overall poor social skills. She does poorly in school and has trouble with the easiest problems, finding math and reading excruciatingly difficult. She has recently developed a twitch in her fingers and is always shaking her head as if to remove invisible hair from her face. She always makes funny animal noises and acts like she very immature in respect towards her age. Also, she is extremely innocent not a clue about what all the other 6th graders talk about. I can't stress it enough how much she blows tiny problems completely out of proportion. Just right now she spilled a cup of water on her bed and started crying for half an hour because she is afraid of germs. She is the youngest in a family of 4 other siblings. I desperately want to see if I can assist her in any way, if anyone can tell me what exactly is wrong that would be of great benefit to me. Thankyou, Godbless.
2007-10-19 19:52:57 · 4 answers · asked by Best Guy 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
It could be several different things, the best thing would be to have your parents take her to the doctor and take a list of all the symptoms you are worried about. Just having a disagnosis is not enough though. The doctor will also be able to teach the family how to make it better for her and them. Depending on what the problem is they may have medication that can help or the Doctor may recommend therapy. The best way for you to assist her is to have your parents take her ot the doctor and he will let you know what to do to assist.
2007-10-20 00:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by mocristy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps it's a bit too soon to label this type of behavior a "mental disorder", as 11 years of age still is pretty young.
Doing poorly in school, especially with math? Practise is the solution.
2007-10-19 20:03:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check into turret's syndrome the twitch and noisesis are symptoms.
There are other syndromes that this could be.
The best place to find out what is going on is to see a doctor and get a proper diagnoses.
2007-10-19 20:00:28 · answer #3 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your parents should get her to a doctor to see what is going on here. It sounds like a problem. Better to deal with it earlier than later.
2007-10-20 11:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by Simmi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋