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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, he needs more support than he's currently getting. This means MORE one-on-one work, not less. [b] You can see a cognitive behavioral therapist for anxiety, b[/b]ut you are also going to need services in the classroom - that's where the IEP comes in. The kinds of supports my son has received have ranged from a paraprofessional who sits beside him in class and coaches him through the assignment, to checklists, to special folders and systems for papers, to modified assignments, laptop instead of paper and pencil, etc.

Lots of kids with these needs are plenty bright. But being bright isn't enough. You also need other skills, like organization and persistence, and some kids don't have the ability to develop these on their own without help. I would ask about an evaluation by your school and start there.[/quote]

Seeing a CBT for a 5/6 yr old isn't going to work.  They are simply too young to get much out of therapy.  Your best bet is getting an evaluation and seeing what is causing the anxiety and going from there.  You don't know what supports will work until you know the cause.[/quote]

We started seeing a CBT therapist partway through my son's kindergarten year. It was life changing and made more of a difference than any other single thing we did. He was not too young for the tools she used.
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