I am concerned about my friends 9 year old son. I think he is a bit socially delayed. He likes to sit in is dad's lap, hold his hand, he follows him around the house like a toddler. We recently took a group of boys to Knott's berry farms ages 9-11, instead of keeping up with the other boys he wanted to simply hold his dad's hand, my friend was uncomfortable with this and insisted that he play with the other boys. He whines, wets the bed, has nightmares, cries all the time if he does not get his way, if he can not watch tv, he is overly dramatic, he craves attention, he even makes up words and laughs at them.
He does well in school, although a year behind, plays well with 5, 6 and 7 year old. He does not function well with kids his own age. I picked him up from school one day and he was in the tot lot playing.
His behavior in my opinion is not age appropriate, I have a 10 year old son and I know that this behavior resembles a 5 or 6 year old, not a boy who's 9 boarding 10 years old........help me!
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