Yesterday, I brought my son in for his follow-up with our family
physician since he started Prozac in early December. The consult from
the child psychiatrist was there on our file. The diagnosis of SM
that he agreed with is not there. Instead he has that my son is
overly attached to me and is suffering from seperation anxiety and
there is a history of "shyness" in my family. I am seething with
frustration.

At least I had proof that the meds were helping him. He got up on
stage with his peers at the Christmas concert, the teacher commented
on how "bright" he looked at school (he even asked her non-verbally
for help with his totebag) before she even knew he was on the prozac.
My son has been verbalizing his anxiety to me as well. He told me on
the first day of school he had a stomachache and he couldn't go into
see his counsellor one day because his hair was messy.

He even answered the telephone not knowing who was calling and
said "Hello" in a gruff voice and ran away laughing after he handed
off the phone to his sister.

There is a two-day workshop in Edmonton on Cognitive and Behavorial
Therapy for children with Anxienty and Depression disorders on Feb 25-
26. I am going to try to attend.

A.