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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think he may be too old for play therapy at this point. I would look in to CBT for the anxiety and also possibly at ABA if your insurance will cover it. ABA is often used for more basic life functions but there are more and more providers that use it for other types of behaviors in very high functioning children.

A psychologist may also be able to help make sure your son is feeling good about himself during this transition. I know a few children who have become depressed over their inability to control their impulsive behavior.

A few weeks ago I saw a poor child who looked to be around your DC's age who had an outburst. After he stopped he began hitting himself on the head and crying about how dumb he is. His parent was trying to comfort him but he clearly had to get this idea from somewhere and it's almost definitely his teachers where kids this age spend most of his time.

I had to turn away for a minute because I was starting to cry myself. A child should never ever have to feel that way about himself and if you do one thing I would make sure your son knows how "good" he is even though his behaviors need some improvement.[/quote]

OP here. Thank you for this insight. I am heartbroken to hear your story. Fortunately my son doesn't do and I agree it is clearly learned. My son gets more upset when he realizes he is in trouble or going to get suspended. There was a big school event last week that he was really really looking forward to and when he realized he was getting suspended and would not be able to participate he became more upset and kicked the teacher's aide who was with him. [/quote]

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