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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So do kids that get thrown into an activity eventually enjoy it? We've tried Scouts, sports, after school clubs and really nothing has yielded results. He tends to hate it all! I'm stuck between wanting honor his introversion but also pushing himself a little. It all feels like torture.[/quote]

Are you the OP?  If so, throwing a kid with social anxiety into activities typically *is* torture.  I posted earlier to this effect: you need to do whatever you can to help him find ONE friend.  He just needs one good friend.  As my psychologist crush Lisa Damour puts it, a teen with zero friends is a five-alarm crisis situation.  One friend can make all the difference.

Also, introversion and social anxiety aren't the same thing.  I'm introverted but happy in groups of folks who are my people.  I'm not socially anxious, I just don't like prolonged, forced interactions with people not of my choosing, solely for the purpose of interacting.  That may or may not be your kid.  Again: one friend.[/quote]

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