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[quote=Anonymous]I have the same problem. My son is exactly like your daughter. We have been to multiple therapists, our pediatrician, we have tutors and life coaches; you name it, we've tried it. He goes in about once a week max. Our son's problem is anxiety - when they miss school, they get behind and then feel like they can't catch up and it feels overwhelming and uncomfortable to go back. This causes more anxiety and it's a spiral. We've recently started some medication to see if that helps. But this is epidemic in our schools. Our pediatrician said he sees a large number of kids with the same problem. I don't have a solution for you since we haven't solved our problem, but here are some ideas that have worked for other people we know - one person switched to online school. This actually worked because the kid just sat at home and did the work, and he will graduate at the end of this year. It won't work for everyone, because online school is pretty boring. Some schools have online school that they kids can actually do in a room in the school with an assistant who can help them with it. Obviously, that means they have to go to school, but check and see what options your school has (my school was useless and didn't give a single recommendation or offer anything, so if you're in fcps it's hit or miss). Some other kids have gone to alternative high schools because the late hours worked better for them. Another possibility is to drop any advanced courses and take only gen ed. These courses are so easy that most kids can pass them without really going to school much.

Please post if something works for you. Just know you're not alone. And ignore the hateful comments from people saying it's your fault. They have no idea what they are talking about. [/quote]

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