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Anxiety / panic attacks help !!

Sunlover77

Please help my 13 yr old son seems to be having panic attacks at school at home - anywhere really . It's been getting worse for the last 18 mths 

I've tried talking to him about it he says he's not worried about anything he doesn't understand what it or what he's really feeling.

He sometimes feels sick and it's put him off eating or drinking and will sometimes go all day without eating .

 I have no idea what's triggering it ! I dunno how to fix it for him . He gets really upset he loves school .

He says he gets hyperactive ( heart racing) 

the only way he seems to be able to deal with it is completely shutting down !

Any suggestions or help would've great as now he's missing school Surprised(

thanks x

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  • Presumably he has ASC, and often people with ASC have alexithymia, which is difficulty recognising or identifying emotions or reasons for them.  I would imagine it is school-related.  Perhaps you need to write a list of possibilities down on a piece of paper and ask him to read it and think whether it might be that.  E.g.

    • noise
    • busy environment
    • social difficulties/isolation
    • bullying/teasing/banter
    • expectations of work/homework
    • difficulty understanding instructions from teachers or peer comments...

    He might be able to identify things with some help like this, and also you could keep a diary of when he has panic attacks and what was happening or what he was thinking of just before.  This will also be invaluable information for when you seek help from the GP/CAMHS.

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  • Presumably he has ASC, and often people with ASC have alexithymia, which is difficulty recognising or identifying emotions or reasons for them.  I would imagine it is school-related.  Perhaps you need to write a list of possibilities down on a piece of paper and ask him to read it and think whether it might be that.  E.g.

    • noise
    • busy environment
    • social difficulties/isolation
    • bullying/teasing/banter
    • expectations of work/homework
    • difficulty understanding instructions from teachers or peer comments...

    He might be able to identify things with some help like this, and also you could keep a diary of when he has panic attacks and what was happening or what he was thinking of just before.  This will also be invaluable information for when you seek help from the GP/CAMHS.

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