General Anxiety Disorder
General Anxiety Disorder
What is GAD?
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?
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.
Resources
Resources