Years 7-12 (Elementary School)
During this time period my baby was between the age 7-12 years old.
Elementary school has been a very tough time for Winston. He had very few friends. At about 8 years old I finally decided to take Winston a psychologist. They diagnosed him with Generalized Anxiety disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry. I had a feeling that something was a little off about him. He deals with constant panic attacks from irrational fears. School is tough for him, he is constantly worrying about failing a test or doing something wrong. The teachers say that he is a very good student and intelligent, but they are worried because he is not socializing as much as the other kids. He is going to therapy right now but I feel like its not very effective. I may be considering medication but I need to do some research before making a big step like this. I feel like he is too young for it. I may wait a bit and see how he is doing later. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_anxiety_disorder |