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[quote=Anonymous]One of my kids is smart and anxious. The pandemic threw a wrench into exploring activities, and their main activity was a sport. Very slowly, their interests expanded. They are in college now and, with that larger world, are being exposed to more and more opportunities and ideas. Keep an eye on things, see if they need support/drugs/therapy for anxiety, and invite them into trying new things. Don't lecture at them or drone on and on because that won't work. What helped my smart anxious kid was medication, therapy, and having a new and larger environment. I think it also helped that, in college, they met more ADHD/anxious/smart kids. My guess is they feel less alone than they did with their neurotypical smart high school friends. Their self-esteem took a nosedive because they had to work four times as hard to get their good grades. [/quote]
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