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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 336101" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>Wow...a social anxiety problem sounds like it must be VERY difficult to deal with! </p><p></p><p>I don't think my son's anxiety is related to the usual social issues though...he is and always has been extremely outgoing. When he comes out to find a stranger in our home, whether it be a guest or service person, he's right there with his hand outstretched to shake and a give a polite greeting. He's always been able to talk to adults, children his own age, and younger children without any problems. </p><p></p><p>His anxiety seems to be more related to a lack of self-confidence which results in frustration when it comes to moving from any particular Step A to Step C when Step B means some mental or intellectual effort is required...physically, he doesn't seem to have a problem. I don't understand this because his IQ is at least average. He's had the same problem since he was in Kindergarten when pot and medications were not contributing factors, so I can't believe they play much of a part. Whether or not this is a lack of motivation, which I don't really believe, or his nature, or a combination of both...I hope this upcoming evaluation can clarify.</p><p></p><p>What I'm sure of, however, is that whatever the underlying cause of his anxiety is, his own seeming determination; the amount of support and encouragement we, his coaches, and his peers have always given him; and the various prescribed and non-prescribed drugs haven't seemed to have made much of a difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 336101, member: 1835"] Wow...a social anxiety problem sounds like it must be VERY difficult to deal with! I don't think my son's anxiety is related to the usual social issues though...he is and always has been extremely outgoing. When he comes out to find a stranger in our home, whether it be a guest or service person, he's right there with his hand outstretched to shake and a give a polite greeting. He's always been able to talk to adults, children his own age, and younger children without any problems. His anxiety seems to be more related to a lack of self-confidence which results in frustration when it comes to moving from any particular Step A to Step C when Step B means some mental or intellectual effort is required...physically, he doesn't seem to have a problem. I don't understand this because his IQ is at least average. He's had the same problem since he was in Kindergarten when pot and medications were not contributing factors, so I can't believe they play much of a part. Whether or not this is a lack of motivation, which I don't really believe, or his nature, or a combination of both...I hope this upcoming evaluation can clarify. What I'm sure of, however, is that whatever the underlying cause of his anxiety is, his own seeming determination; the amount of support and encouragement we, his coaches, and his peers have always given him; and the various prescribed and non-prescribed drugs haven't seemed to have made much of a difference. [/QUOTE]
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