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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Many posters have stated this, so I guess I should respond. I'm not opposed to getting her therapy, but seriously I really don't see what they are going to tell her that she doesn't already know. A PP said that she needs to learn the social skills, of conversation when to chime in, when to ask questions, etc. She knows all this. She gets it. Just [b]when put in an uncomfortable situation, her shyness takes over and she sucks at doing it[/b]. It's like trying to tell someone who's not funny that they need to make jokes. An unfunny person knows that being able to crack a joke would be socially beneficial, but [quote]their brain just doesn't work that way[/quote]. My daughter is actually very social and outgoing with the friends she has, but it is very difficult for her to break the bond with new people, and yes she has had many opportunities to practice doing this, despite what some people may think, I have not stepped in throughout her life and manipulated her social environments for her.
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Hi, OP - you asked what therapy can give your daughter that she doesn't already know.  CBT will help her with the bolded.  It will give her strategies to keep her shyness from taking over so that she can put those social skills into practice when the time comes.  It will help retrain her brain to work with her, not against her.  It's like going to a personal trainer.  You can know you need to do squats or deadlifts or crunches, but a personal trainer will help make sure you're doing them effectively, help you build the muscle memory to train your body to exercise safely, and hold you accountable.

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