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[quote=Anonymous]I don't have time this morning to read all of the comments, but I needed to reply before I head out because of how similar our situation was two years ago.  In tears every day is pretty much my son every day in the first few months of K.  It got much worse after that.  About half way through the year he stopped directing his anxiety inward as much and started acting out.  By the time we pulled him out he was threatening suicide.  Not trying to scare you ... these are different kids ... this is just how the anxiety affected my son.  Many therapy bills and doctor bills later, here's what helped us ...

- Getting a proper neuro-psych eval identified not only the ADHD (which we knew about), but his severe dyslexia which, combined with anxiety, we (including the psychologist) believe is the root of his acting out (ODD).  He did not meet the criteria for GAD by the time we did the eval but is at risk for anxiety and depression.
- Moved him to a small Montessori school for 1st and 2nd.  It has been such a supportive environment for him.  He has a best friend at school and the teacher really recognizes the areas he excels in vs focusing on reading (we're doing outside tutoring with a specialist for that).
- Strattera - while originally prescribed for his ADHD, it's important to remember that one of the primary ingredients is seratonin ... the drug used to treat anxiety and depression.

Good luck.  I do think you're on the right track.  It took several months after we pulled DS out of K for him to unwind but things got so much better after that.  He still has a lot of the stress/OCD/anxiety habits he started in K but even those are starting to get better.  He's also matured a lot in the last 2 years.  We're planning to place him back in public school for 3rd grade after we move into FCPS next year and hope, with a good IEP, that his experience can be better.

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