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[quote=Anonymous]Counselor suggestion needed: Ever since my 10-year-old DS (ADHD/anxiety) started school, he has engaged in negative self-talk that is particularly strong in classroom situations -- I'm so dumb, I can't do this, I'm an idiot, etc. And of course, once he settles down to do something, his knowledge or ability is actually fine. It's very painful to hear as a parent, but I know that it has become something of a crutch. And now that he is in  4th grade, the repercussions are becoming more severe. His teachers don't have time to soothe him like they did when he was younger; he needs to figure out a way to motivate himself enough to get over that initial hump. He's seen counselors but because he is normally a pretty chipper, friendly kid, they don't really see this the way my teachers and I do, and so they haven't been very helpful. Can anyone recommend a therapist or maybe a group that might be able to help him focus on this particular issue and come up with more tools? The teachers try all this "growth mindset" stuff and he can recite all the tenets by heart, but he doesn't actually practice them in the moment.

(FWIW, he is currently on ADHD medication (Concerta) but I don't think it's working well since he's at the highest dose and his teachers still report that he is highly distractible. We may need to revisit that)[/quote]

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