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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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  • Such changes as happen around 13 will be discussed no doubt by peers, possibly little of it accurate.

    An NT child is more likely to be a free participant of the discussions and able to make judgements, in relation to parental advice and media, especially on line (but also comics, youth magazines) as to what is accurate or not.

    A child on the spectrum may not be able to get the feedback from peers on anything like the same terms. Indeed they may find it fun giving the aspie kid all kinds of horror stories.

    Obviously I'm speculating - might be nothing of the sort happening. But a child of that age having panic attacks may be anticipating things that have been "fed" to him by peers.

    And he may not feel able to discuss these things with parents. Hence not able to give you any reasons. With no ready source of reassurance or corroberation all kinds of interpretations of hormonal change may be going through his head.

    Might be useful to ensure he is informed, possibly a reliable book, rather than the internet.

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  • Such changes as happen around 13 will be discussed no doubt by peers, possibly little of it accurate.

    An NT child is more likely to be a free participant of the discussions and able to make judgements, in relation to parental advice and media, especially on line (but also comics, youth magazines) as to what is accurate or not.

    A child on the spectrum may not be able to get the feedback from peers on anything like the same terms. Indeed they may find it fun giving the aspie kid all kinds of horror stories.

    Obviously I'm speculating - might be nothing of the sort happening. But a child of that age having panic attacks may be anticipating things that have been "fed" to him by peers.

    And he may not feel able to discuss these things with parents. Hence not able to give you any reasons. With no ready source of reassurance or corroberation all kinds of interpretations of hormonal change may be going through his head.

    Might be useful to ensure he is informed, possibly a reliable book, rather than the internet.

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