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[quote=Anonymous]I think we got lucky. Virtual school during covid basically trashed all DD’s coping strategies, and school and general anxiety and stress just crashed down on her. She finally decided to take us up on the offer of finding someone to talk to.

Started virtually toward the end of 8th, which wasn’t ideal, especially since virtual school was part of the problem, but she gave it her best shot. Once she started high school, they transitioned to in-person, which helped a lot.

They had specific goals they worked on, and I came in for a few minutes at the end of the session once a month to get a debrief (therapist cleared the topics with DD ahead of time) on their progress and next steps. Usually stuff like managing the physical manifestations of anxiety, heading off panic attacks, dealing with social anxiety, and helping her with school issues like overwhelm and task initiation. After a few months, the therapist suggested that we might consider having some testing done for ADHD, to help separate out anxiety from any other issues.

We followed up, got a diagnosis (inattentive ADHD and mild situational anxiety) and started medication. Things really fell into place after that, and she was actually able to implement and stick with all the stuff they’d been working on in therapy.

She did about two years of therapy, starting at twice weekly and tapering down to twice monthly, and everyone agreed it was time to stop about a year ago.

She’s still not exactly a social butterfly, and she’s always getting assignments in at the literal last possible minute, but overall she’s like a different person now. She’s happier and more engaged at school, she’s less exhausted at the end of the day, and she hasn’t had a panic attack in over a year.

I don’t think she could have accessed the tools from the therapist without the meds, but I don’t think the meds would have been nearly enough without the therapy. Now I see her managing her anxiety and drawing her boundaries, conserving her energy and being aware of her needs and limitations. And I see her pushing herself even e we Jen it’s not comfortable, without herring overwhelmed. [/quote]

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