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[quote=Anonymous]I think weaning a child off screens and electronics is the natural first step regardless of what's going on. PPs have given plenty of good reasons for that so I won't belabor it.

My next step would be to consider consulting with a doctor about autism and ADHD, plus anxiety. A lot of anxiety in kids shows up as anger because it's so uncomfortable and they lash out to try to relieve it. When you say that they're really "on" during the school day, that's a flag for me. Kids in my family do that, and they're subconsciously compensating for ADHD and they're masking autism all day long. They get back to their safe space and are totally drained and have tons of emotions and feelings from the day that they don't have the skills or vocabulary to process. For what used to be called high-functioning autism, you don't necessarily need a diagnosis but it could be a relief to the entire family to have words and a definition for what's going on during both the school day and at home.[/quote]

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