Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Hi, I am new here. My son has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder with some compulsive behaviours. He is 7 and on Celexa. He is having progressively greater problems at school with getting work done. He finishes almost nothing each day despite understanding the work and being able to answer orally correctly. He is getting close to failing some subjects like math where his educational testing indicated that he is just short of gifted. Someone suggested to me that he may be " stuck " with the idea that he can't do it and that is why no one can talk him into writing down the answers he is mumbling under his breath even though they are right. The teachers are not being helpful at all. The keep saying he isn't trying hard enough. He knows he can do better. Stuff like that. He cries every time someone says that to him. He says he is doing the best he can. Homework is stressful for both of us and he wants to quit school. He is in a behaviour modification therapy for his anxiety and it helps on the good days but doesn't on the bad ones. I want to get an IEP put in place for him but I am looking for ideas that might help him to feel more comfortable to write the answers down. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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