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[quote=Anonymous]DD has social anxiety - not severe, but enough to hold her back from doing many things that would enrich her life both in terms of deepening a hobby/skill and it keeps her from signing up for activities in these areas of interest where she might meet kids with common interests.  We suspect the peer rejection is due to the needy and anxious vibe - and/or maybe she has also been trying to be friends with kids woth whine she doesn’t have enough in common.  But the bottom line is, it’s affecting her self esteem and is a viscous cycle.  :-(

She really needs to find a peer group outside of school because she’s experiencing peer rejection aling woh verbal and relational bullying.We have just started SSRI in hopes that it can tamp down the overall anxiety to the point that she will be willing to sign up for classes like art and other hobbies.

If your child overcame this, how did you get there?  When and how do you know your child is ready and when do you give them a nudge? [/quote]

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