My son was diagnosed with anxiety disorder. He was having such a breakdown, he was like a completely different kid.
Like Polarbear, it was indeed secondary to learning challenges that no one realized he had, i.e., dysgraphia/dcd and vision issues. I had a strong suspicion that the anxiety was being caused by a learning problem like dyslexia or dysgraphia ... especially after watching him take the WISC IV. I pursued getting his vision tested by a developmental optometrist and I had him evaluated for dysgraphia and dyslexia. He has EDS, dysgraphia and he had intermittent convergent strabismus. I got him strong writing accommodations in school and vision therapy and his anxiety melted away.
