Household chores should be adjusted to fit the situation, and flexibility should be the overriding principle. They must understand that the child can feel well one day and terribly the next, and that people with fibromyalgia almost always look better than they feel. Any condition that interferes with a child's learning ability entitles the child to a special needs assessment and education plan, according to US Public Law 94-142, which provides for the education of children with special needs. If your child is having trouble with schoolwork, you may have to be persistent in getting the school to agree to this assessment, but it is your right and you will eventually prevail if you keep at it. If your child's classmates are making his or her life miserable with teasing, a word with the teacher is in order.
Children generally take their behavior cues from their teachers.
If the teacher makes an offhand remark about the FM child's clumsiness, or chides the child for being lazy when fatigue strikes, the teacher's attitude will surely lead to teasing by the other children. It is up to you to cultivate the kind of relationship in which your child can confide in you about such problems. An appointment with the school's guidance counselor can often set things right. Proper treatment can make a world of difference. There is evidence that fibromyalgia in children may not be a lifetime sentence.