General Anxiety Disorder

What is GAD?

3-5% of youth
early adolescence onset
associated with an inability to act in a relaxed or natural way due to self consciousness or mental restraint
considered to be moderate to severe if the nature of their worries lead to a diminished quality of life

What does it look like in the classroom?

The following are ideas of what GAD may look like in a classroom. If you are concerned you need to share your concern of the behaviour (and not a diagnosis!) with the school mental health team or the child's parents.

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