What is CFIDS???
Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is widely recognized in adults. But it’s not as well known that children and adolescents can get CFIDS. Because young people are different from adults in nearly every dimension – physically, emotionally, socially, etc. – recognition of the disease in young people can be difficult. For example, rather than saying their child is “fatigued,” parents might say that the child is always sleepy, grumpy or can’t keep up with other children in school or at play. The symptoms of children and adolescents with CFIDS are similar to those of adults: debilitating fatigue, substantial impairment of short-term memory and/or concentration, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle pain, multi-joint pain, headaches, unrefreshing sleep and post-exertional fatigue. CFIDS affects every aspect of a person’s life. Many young people with CFIDS must be home-schooled, because they are too ill to attend class ever
