A Serious Question about Child's Mental Health.

[DTCwordfan]

Anybody heard about a mental condition in kids where the child associates and sees numbers in (her) brain and associates them with various actions such as No 20 - must punch, No 25 as Run away etc etc.

She is undergoing therapy but her mother isn't exactly forthcoming about what is going on.

Has anybody any experience? Any insights from having worked on Mental Health? Or can point me in the right direction? It's a subject that hasn't popped anything on the web yet.

Many thanks for your assistance.

[vegasmad]

Hi, I'm certainly no expert, but could it be a form of synesthesia? I have a friend who sees days of the week (in her brain) as different colours and shapes and she has synesthesia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia

[DTCwordfan]

Thanks vegasmad.....much appreciated and I'm going to go and read about that now. You may be right.

[vegasmad]

You're welcome. Hope I've helped.

[Lore]

Very interesting!

[Mamyalynne]

I think Vegasmad has put you on the right path, it would only be fair for you to be included in the knowledge of this and the therapy she is getting.

[DTCwordfan]

She was talking about it earlier on the phone and it has upset me considerably. Its a very long story as to what has gone on and not the best exes relationship, anything but......

[Mamyalynne]

Very sad to be sidelined, but am sure with help, the young one will learn to deal with the issue.

[Lore]

Hopefully, with support, things will start to look a bit more positive.

[DTCwordfan]

Oh absolutely, she has had short term memory issues but now reads well, her underlying intelligence is there (she loved basic algebra problems aged 6) and she is very creative - already and amazing patisserie cook, creative painting, and now she has taken up music and enjoys her instrument and is playing in a successful school orchestra.

I can quietly read up on it and then am better positioned to tackle her mother over it. It does sound like a variant of synthesia and at least I now have something to explore off inside the Net. Thanks to you both.

[DTCwordfan]

all three of you!

[Mamyalynne]

She has obviously inherited some of your creative talents, good luck with it all.

[Lore]

Sometimes, encouraging / supporting the parent is half the battle. I worked with a child who has Asperger's and although he/she was receiving as much support as possible, the parents refused to see it. It's only now that teenage years have kicked in, they've finally recognised and accepted it. Which is quite sad really.

Good luck, DT. It's nice to have someone to support the parent, maybe you could seek out an online forum to talk to parents/carers of children with a similar condition.

[DTCwordfan]

thanks for the suggestion....