Guest guest Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Hi all, We are absolutely stumped with something and I'm hoping some of you can help...my son is 8 and we have been with Dr. G for 4 years. There are a few areas that need " fine tuning " , so to speak, but overall, he's doing very well. His biggest problem, and what's holding him back in his development, is really severe social anxiety. Although the SSRI's have been helpful with a great many issues, none of them have done really done much to alleviate his extreme anxiety -- indeed, I would call it *fear* -- when he has to interact with other kids. Adults don't seem to present the same problem for him. Once he gets " into " the situation, he can sometimes relax and have fun, but more often than not, he just shuts down and " goes to autism world " so that he won't have to interact with the peer or peers. More than once, I've heard him yell " GO AWAY " when a kid approaches him. The kids in his general-ed class actually LIKE him and have tried to engage him. There is one kid in the class whom he will *sometimes* play with; it depends on a lot of factors. We see Dr. G this Friday and we will most likely be changing the SSRI again (currently on Celexa). We've tried them all before. Anyone have additional suggestions to help my little guy? TIA, Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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