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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I  disagree.  I'm the pp with the niece with anxiety.  She does not have ADHD only anxiety which can be just as debilitating by itself.  The OP stated her son was being medicated for anxiety not for ADHD which they are not medicating.

In my niece's case, it was vital to let her teachers know she was being medicated for anxiety which affects all aspects of school, social, emotional, and academic.  She goes to a child psychologist twice a week and has been going since she was 8 but having her teachers input on her day to day behavior at school is essential in monitoring her.
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PP, you say it was vital to let your child's teachers know she was taking medication for anxiety.

Since it was vital, what would have happened if you did not tell them she was taking medication, but merely informed them that your child had anxiety and asked them to give you input on her day to day behavior in school?

My fear would be that the teachers would subconsciously be influenced by knowledge that you had changed her dose of medication.

"Have you noticed any changes in Sarah's anxiety symptoms this week?" is open-ended.

"We are going to reduce Sarah's medication by 50% next week.   Please let us know if you see her symptoms change" seems like it would prime a teacher to be looking out for an increase in symptoms.
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