Hi Linda - just reading your comments about medication. Can you go back to your son's doctor and request a change. I think I have mentioned before but we tried 4 or 5 different types of anti-depressant before finding one that worked for T. She was on Lovan (Prozac) when she was younger and her psychiatrist who was a child/adolescent specialist said this was the first drug of choice for children. It did help her then but when she relapsed as a teenager, we tried it again and it didn't help her depression. We then went through Zoloft, Luvox (which helps my sister with panic attacks but did nothing for T), Pristiq and I'm sure there were others. Finally when I had just about given up on medication, a friend of mine suggested Escitalopram which her daughter was taking with success. At that stage I was almost ready to admit T to a mental health ward she was so depressed. Within a week of starting the new tablet she was much improved and is still taking it. Of course it doesn't do a lot to help with school related anxiety but if they are depressed they can't even begin to think about school. The other important thing is dosage - psychiatrist said it has to be monitored closely as what can help initially can soon lose it's effectiveness and they might need an increase.
xx