The anxiety is not related to school, specifically. He is very risk averse and afraid of things like insects, the dark, heights, etc...These are things that many kids are afraid of, but he is more afraid than normal. He also gets concerns like what is a meteor hits earth, we are all going to die, etc...He's also very dependent on us and not very social. He has few friends and does not want any more friends. He was displaying some ASD behaviors like lack of eye contact, but ultimately I do not think he is on the spectrum. The neuropsych was not sure either. She thought more likely anxiety. But he is very different at home than at school. He's much more gregarious and happy and silly at home. But I switched his school so he would be happier, and I think it is a better environment for him. The anxiety is there, but it's certainly not all the time. Most of the time he's very happy.
