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Question: My child who is 8yrs old, has following problems
At Work
He is quite lazy, he cannot concentrate while studying.
In his school, there are around 45 students in his class, If I rank him he will stand at 43rd or 44th position. he barely manages to pass his exams.
He doesn't finishes off his work, his most of the copies are empty with only half the work. He writes very slow. He is in 3rd class, still he cannot properly read word he has never read it before.
At Play
He likes to play alone, but doesn't play any regular sport, even though he is invited to play. He like running here and there, climbing and jumping.
Food
Selected vegetables and pulses only. Never eats any salad.
Body Physique
Quite thin.
Please suggest what could be the issue..
At Work
He is quite lazy, he cannot concentrate while studying.
In his school, there are around 45 students in his class, If I rank him he will stand at 43rd or 44th position. he barely manages to pass his exams.
He doesn't finishes off his work, his most of the copies are empty with only half the work. He writes very slow. He is in 3rd class, still he cannot properly read word he has never read it before.
At Play
He likes to play alone, but doesn't play any regular sport, even though he is invited to play. He like running here and there, climbing and jumping.
Food
Selected vegetables and pulses only. Never eats any salad.
Body Physique
Quite thin.
Please suggest what could be the issue..
Brief Answer:
Learning disability is a possible cause of the problems.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through the details provided by you. Your child could be having some 'learning disability' (LD). Often such a thing goes undiagnosed and we blame the child as not studying properly. It is possible that the child actually finds it difficult to read and needs some additional assistance. The condition is similar to what has been portrayed in the film 'Taare Zameen Par'. I would suggest you to take him to some centre of developmental pediatrics. I have checked your location. PGI XXXXXXX or XXXXXXX could be places where you could find assistance for such a condition.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Learning disability is a possible cause of the problems.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through the details provided by you. Your child could be having some 'learning disability' (LD). Often such a thing goes undiagnosed and we blame the child as not studying properly. It is possible that the child actually finds it difficult to read and needs some additional assistance. The condition is similar to what has been portrayed in the film 'Taare Zameen Par'. I would suggest you to take him to some centre of developmental pediatrics. I have checked your location. PGI XXXXXXX or XXXXXXX could be places where you could find assistance for such a condition.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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