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This article is from the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) FAQ, by cfs-news@cais.com (Roger Burns) with numerous contributions by others.

2.14 How does CFS affect children?

One of the special aspects of CFS in children is that their self-image
and their sense of their own abilities do not develop in a normal
fashion, because they have little or no memory of their pre-CFS
abilities. This surely plays an important and negative role in their
personal development.

An information packet named "CFIDS In Children" is available for $5.50
from the CFIDS Association (see address under question 5.06). See also
the Children and CFS web site at
http://www.bluecrab.org/health/sickids/sickids.htm.

 

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