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[quote=Anonymous]My son is 10 and in the 4th grade. He is at a good public school, but recently has said that he hates school and has refused to go a few times (very dramatic crying etc. and called from the nurses office severla times). This has been doing on for 2-3 weeks. He has lots of friends, is bright and athletic, but does have ADHD and some anxiety (but we are usually the only ones who see it). It's really hard re: trying to go to work and having school refusal. He says he hates his teachers and school, but can't tell us much else. We are taking him to therapy and he was doing great until this recent school avoidance.

We are starting to consider private school b/c it may be more "safe" and better re: class size etc. If he has an above average IQ, ADHD and some anxiety, what schools would you suggest in Maryland? We live in the Bethesda area. He is very athletic and social, so in some ways it would be harder to leave the larger social options in public, but he may just need a smaller class size. What schools might accept a kid who has this profile? He doesn't have learning disabilities and no behavior issues, but he does have ADHD (medicated) and low grade anxiety.

Thanks for reading this and for any input. It is awful to see him so upset about school. We also cannot enable any avoidance, which of course exacerbates the anxiety.

We have also missed several deadlines to schools for next year....
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