u/BigEmu7289

I hope this is allowed. My child has an anxious personality, not severe at all. We have done SPACE therapy as parents to best support him in the past. However, recently I have been a bit confused. I re-read the SPACE therapy book, as a refresher for myself. I wanted to make sure we weren't offering inappropriate accommodations.

So here is my confusion: is there a difference between fear and anxiety? My child recently watched a scary video clip with a cousin that has not left his mind. So now he is wanting to be in every room and be near me all the time at home. It doesn't even have to be me, but be with someone and not t be alone. Following the steps of SPACE I am not accommodating him. I go about my usual day, close the door and have privacy when I need to change or do anything else that requires a closed door. However, if I am in the kitchen making dinner, he will do his stuff sitting at the table, and as I move about the house he will follow me as well.

None of this is a major issue and I am confident that he will go back to being able to be alone. I just wonder if I should be supporting him in a different way instead of viewing this as an anxiety and using the technique I learned through SPACE.

So is there a difference between fear and anxiety?

Edited for reading clarity.

My son has ADHD and dyslexia. He has been getting various therapies and supports since he was 2. He has done Lindamood-Bell and he loved it. It really was worth it and got him reading. Now he is struggling with spelling. I know there is spell check, however he himself really wants to be able to spell with more fluency and easy. He would love to go back to Lindamood-Bell however the price is a bit too much for us at the moment. Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations for any other programs for spelling?

Does anyone have any videos or books that can help a child with ADHD with taking corrections or suggestions too far? Not sure how to word the behavior so I will give a couple of examples. He is talking really loudly so someone will ask him to lower his voice so then he starts whispering or just mouthing words. Or his friends tell him he needs to back up to throw the ball in as he is on the pitch and so he backs up to an exaggerated degree.

My issue is I understand this behavior as I did it myself as an ADHD child. Someone told me to talk a little less? I would then go silent for a day or two.

This behavior is super destructive and causing issues with his friends. However I don't know how to help him. He loves watching videos on ADHD and we have done play therapy and he has medication and lots of support and therapies. I just would like a video or something on this specific issue that he can read or watch to see what his behavior is doing.