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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anxiety definitely impacts executive functions.  Anxious people have trouble accessing these skills. I'm curious how you're seeing these issues with a child so young.  Also, a number of things can be harder to diagnose in a child that age.  No adhd or autism at this age doesn't mean it can't be found later.

Often the anxiety is the first to show up and it can take time to tease out what is causing it. [/quote]

Look, I am anxious (GAD diagnosis and everything) and no, it does not constantly impact my executive function in all settings. If it is anxiety then I would expect that OP is seeing the issues in episodic ways - for example a child melting down at drop off, refusing to talk or interact at school but OK at home, etc. If OP is seeing symptoms that are present more uniformly in all settings, the idea that “it’s anxiety” doesn’t really make any sense to me. It seems like a language disorder, ADHD or autism are much more likely. Or conversely maybe the issues are much more mild and it is just episodes of anxiety and maybe mutism. OP would need to give more detail. [/quote]

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