My 17 son has developed such a high level of anxiety around schoolwork that he is unable to join his online classes or to do any schoolwork. He’s missed most of this term and I can’t see how he can pass the year. He is now also scared to leave the house so I don’t know how he would be able to return to the classroom if they do return to face to face learning. He is talking to a psychologist and we are trying to get him in to see a psychiatrist. In the meantime his school keeps telling me that we can get through this. While I’m terrified of the impact on his future of not finishing year 11, I’m just not sure how and if we can make this work. If I push him to try and work he has major anxiety attacks, but I feel like I should keep trying in case we can somehow get through year 11. If we give up and let him stop school I’m worried that he will become isolated from friends and even more incapable of leaving the house. I just don’t know what to do.
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