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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 415791" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Maybe he is seriously afraid of school. Sadly, I had such horrible anxiety all the time, but in school it was magnified. I was on "fight or flight" the entire time and often ran out of the classroom (the other children would laugh) because I thought I was going to pass out, then I'd go to the nurse's office, shaking. The other kids, of course, made fun of me for this, which only made it worse, and the teachers were not sympathetic. I was already eleven years old and considered too old to be acting this way, but I was terrified. I did not learn much. I could not concentrate on anything except my fear. </p><p></p><p>If homeschooling had been an option, I probably would have done better, both academically and mental-healthwise, at home even if I had to do my curriculum evenings and weekends (many do). If you have family who can watch him during the day, or a sitter, that may be a temporary solution until he is mentally able to go back. It sounds like the school environment is hostile toward him and this is sad. </p><p></p><p>I wish I had a unique suggestion, but I really don't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 415791, member: 1550"] Maybe he is seriously afraid of school. Sadly, I had such horrible anxiety all the time, but in school it was magnified. I was on "fight or flight" the entire time and often ran out of the classroom (the other children would laugh) because I thought I was going to pass out, then I'd go to the nurse's office, shaking. The other kids, of course, made fun of me for this, which only made it worse, and the teachers were not sympathetic. I was already eleven years old and considered too old to be acting this way, but I was terrified. I did not learn much. I could not concentrate on anything except my fear. If homeschooling had been an option, I probably would have done better, both academically and mental-healthwise, at home even if I had to do my curriculum evenings and weekends (many do). If you have family who can watch him during the day, or a sitter, that may be a temporary solution until he is mentally able to go back. It sounds like the school environment is hostile toward him and this is sad. I wish I had a unique suggestion, but I really don't. [/QUOTE]
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