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[quote=Anonymous]I recently had my tween evaluated and she came back as high IQ with generalized anxiety and no other diagnosis.  She was okay socially at her old school, but has had social problems ever since she switched elementary schools a couple years ago.  While she’s not the most socially apt, she’s within the range of normal for kids in her grade (5th).  But she tends to get criticized for things other kids do not, or more harshly, because she’s too nice & doesn’t stand up for herself / doesn’t have the protection of a clique / other girls sense she’s weak, and so on.

DD confides in me and I try to help her by giving her advice, but I’m wondering if there are professionals out there who are trained in providing help to kids in social situations?  DD goes to therapy, and while it is helpful for DD’s anxiety, I do not think it helps at all with the root cause of the anxiety, which is sticky social situations.  The therapist tells me that she encourages DD to “maintain boundaries,” but I can tell that the therapist does not like getting into the weeds of these situations and how to react in this or that situation.  While I’m not planning to drop therapy, I’m starting to feel that it is more a band-aid than anything else.

I remember hearing about a shyness institute for kids, and am wondering if they have something like this for kids who need social skills help in general.  I talked to the psychologist who administered the neuropsych eval, and she said she knows only of social skills workshops to teach basic social skills to kids who are neurodivergent and that these would not be appropriate for DD.

I am happy to continue to support DD and be her confidante, but I think especially as she gets in to puberty, she may want advice from someone who is not her parent. [/quote]

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