First, let me thank everyone for their quick response and willingness to help this boy.
It is obvious I left some information out. The child is a true middle son of three sons. Dad is an ex-professional athltete and is a type A personality to the fullest extent. The other two sons are more talented, have better grades and are better athletes. This boy is almost Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) about his organization and cleanliness of his locker, books and room at home. Yet, on common listening tasks he has trouble following through on directions.
As I am at home now without my notes I cannot remember if he has ever been evaluated, however, he does see a therapist. The notes I recceived from the therapist really are not useful. Along with my colleagues I have tried the strategies the therapist has recommended to no avail. The counselor at school has never witnessed the outbursts and in all honesty has downplayed the seriousness (after the latest outburst she said I did not need to call the parents-I did however make contact anyway).
The boy is the youngest student in the grade of 35. Our school goes from grades 6-12 so he is a new student. When I last reviewed his records I do not recall seeing any mention of these reactions. He does not have many friends because he began the year acting overly immature in an effort to fit in. He often spoke in a baby voice, whined and to this day he gets into other people's business.
While I know that he has perfomance anxiety, I am more concerned that there is more underlying. Students were in the room during his last outburst and I am afraid he may hurt himself or worse some other child. He says he knows when he is getting upset, but I don't think he knows the extent to which he is demonstrating his frustration.
As a side note, not only am I concerned about his behavior in class, but as the baseball coach, I am concerned that he may get to a point where his frustration on the field manifests itself in a violent manner.
Again, thank you for your help, understanding and concern.
