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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 95025" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Gaia, Welcome to our forum.</p><p></p><p>I have a child who had serious school anxiety and one thing I would suggest is to not send him in for extra time at school. School is EXTREMELY stressful for these kiddos. Concentrate on getting him settled in for now and hopefully the academics will follow. He's only 5 and it wouldn't be the end of the world for him if he had to repeat K or spend the next year in a transitional class. I wouldn't add onto his stress load by spending even more time at school than he already has to.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd also recommend backing down on expectations at home. This isn't a time to make demands about picking up clothes, pushing manners, etc. Outside of safety, don't push issues so as to not add to his stess.</p><p></p><p>We had the same issue with large rooms/noises/crowds, etc. Check out this link to see if anything here sounds familiar. If you do any more searching, Sensory Integration Disorder is also known as Sensory Processing Disorder.</p><p><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm</a></p><p></p><p>If this were my child, I would probably want a medical opinion by someone other than a social worker, unless that social worker comes very highly recommended in child development. A developmental pediatrician or pediatric neuropsychologist would be appropriate. </p><p></p><p>What kind of interests does your son have? Do they seem like typical 5 year old boy interests or are they unusual and/or extremely obsessive?</p><p></p><p>Also, have you seen him do much in the way of lining up toys or household objects in lines or making formations out of them? The reason I'm asking these questions is that there is a lot of overlap in the diagnoses he's been given and the higher end of the Autism Spectrum. It's frequently missed by doctors in younger children so you'll want to be sure and do your homework on Autistic Spectrum Disorders.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad your pediatrician took you seriously and that the school has moved quickly. </p><p></p><p>Oh, I should mention that we are all just parents here--we obviously can't diagnose but we can help point you in some directions to research.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 95025, member: 701"] Hi Gaia, Welcome to our forum. I have a child who had serious school anxiety and one thing I would suggest is to not send him in for extra time at school. School is EXTREMELY stressful for these kiddos. Concentrate on getting him settled in for now and hopefully the academics will follow. He's only 5 and it wouldn't be the end of the world for him if he had to repeat K or spend the next year in a transitional class. I wouldn't add onto his stress load by spending even more time at school than he already has to. I'd also recommend backing down on expectations at home. This isn't a time to make demands about picking up clothes, pushing manners, etc. Outside of safety, don't push issues so as to not add to his stess. We had the same issue with large rooms/noises/crowds, etc. Check out this link to see if anything here sounds familiar. If you do any more searching, Sensory Integration Disorder is also known as Sensory Processing Disorder. [url]http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm[/url] If this were my child, I would probably want a medical opinion by someone other than a social worker, unless that social worker comes very highly recommended in child development. A developmental pediatrician or pediatric neuropsychologist would be appropriate. What kind of interests does your son have? Do they seem like typical 5 year old boy interests or are they unusual and/or extremely obsessive? Also, have you seen him do much in the way of lining up toys or household objects in lines or making formations out of them? The reason I'm asking these questions is that there is a lot of overlap in the diagnoses he's been given and the higher end of the Autism Spectrum. It's frequently missed by doctors in younger children so you'll want to be sure and do your homework on Autistic Spectrum Disorders. I'm glad your pediatrician took you seriously and that the school has moved quickly. Oh, I should mention that we are all just parents here--we obviously can't diagnose but we can help point you in some directions to research. [/QUOTE]
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