Teen freezing up when there is a lot of schoolwork

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its anxiety. He looks at the pile of work (even if its hard) and starts to worry and it spirals in his brain and he shuts down (including his body). He needs help and techniques to break down the work, recognize when hes getting into a spiral and getting out of it.

I believe you are right. I have a rec for a therapist to email today and hopefully it will help. I am not doing a great job of helping him on my own and neither is my husband.

The therapist should recommend a neuropsych testing to check for ADHD/Anxiety/ processing issues, even dyslexia.