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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved to a new school pyramid just before my DS entered 9th grade and now he is in 10th. He has not be able to make even a single friend in last 13 months and is really affecting his social, academic and mental health. He is really sad about it. He has an anxiety issue and freezes and not able to talk to peers. He was academically very smart and active kid in elementary school, but started changing since last 3 years or so.

We spoke to the pediatrician about 6 months and feels that he has social anxiety issues. He recommended some psychologists and we tried for 4-5 sessions last year, but my son was not receptive to it. He thinks he is a loner and started affecting everything and doesn’t like his school. We have tried to put him in few after school clubs as well, but he is not able to make any connections.

Can you please provide any tips on how we can connect him with any friends? Or any social groups? He is not ADHD or has any speech issues. It’s just his fear of things and social anxiety issues.

Any help or advice is appreciated [/quote]

Is there any way you can find out from your son what didn't work re: the psychologists? Did you see many, or just one? I know there are some therapists that I don't connect with, so I would feel like it doesn't work if I had only met those.

The anxiety is what is blocking him from making friends, and it sounds like he's already at the point where he believes that he cannot make friends with anyone, no matter what the social situation. That's the issue that needs to be addressed, and I would think the right therapist/psychologist would be able to get at what is causing this issue.[/quote]

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