I have four children, two with CAH. The older one with CAH, Jonathan, can get emotional at times. I've sat him down and explained that the CAH will, on occasion, make him feel angry or upset, when there's really no need to be. In those cases, I told him, he should remember that, and ignore the feeling. Y'know for the most part, since he's learned to think through what he's feeling, he's become our best behaved child. Once he was told the cause, and a good way to fight it, the mood swings don't seem to affect him nearly as much. Ocassionally we'll see it, but not often, and not to the extent that it was when he was younger. Ginny, our other with CAH is only three and a half, and while more emotional than the two boys without CAH, is not any where near as moody as Jonathan was.

In the end, it appears, the CAH will have made Jonathan into a much more calm and controlled person. I expect that it will affect Ginny the same as she gets older.

Remember Teddy Roosevelt was very athletic and was considered a great outdoorsman, and sportsman. The reason -- he had severe asthma as a child, and faught hard to overcome it. When an attempt was made on his life, his good health was considered one of the factors that allowed him to survive the shooting.

There are no problems, only opportunities!