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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here -
Thank  you all for your input!  I saw therapist today and we are ramping up - leaving DC once a week and adding us once a week too. We are also going to do an OT evaluation and this summer we have very structured (and a social skills group starting too)

To the therapist above, every therapist I have seen says that anxiety in kids splits 50/50 between what you described (shyness etc) and what I described behavioral. Basically, flight or fight.[/quote]

B/f you get an OT evaluation, have you actually seen a developmental pediatrician yet?  Yes, sometimes anxiety presents alone, but other times, it's a symptom of something else.  [/quote]

It's been 3 months, so it could be temporary and more related to a growth spurt.  However anxiety can be part of ADHD and many kids with ASD also have anxiety.  Outbursts in the classroom could be due to frustration if there's an untreated learning disability.

If the outbursts occur more often at home, I would consider behavioral therapy b/c it helps strengthen your parenting skills at the same time.  Kennedy Krieger offers this at its outpatient clinic in Columbia, MD.  If outbursts happen at school primarily, I would consider a social skills group.

IMO, a 5 year old is too young to get much out of CBT.  Also, someone mention medication.  You can't medicate child without a full evaluation of some kind.  If you decide to see a developmental pediatrician, get on a wait list at KKI and Children's.[/quote]

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