I have posted elsewhere about S1's anxiety issues--now I'm asking advice about D2. She is currently a senior in boarding school. She's had anxiety for years but mostly has kept up academically, but recently (since January) has developed significant anxiety leading to procrastination. She is only a couple of assignments behind, but doesn't seem to be able to catch up despite support from the school including supervised study halls. She came home for a visit this weekend and fell apart Sunday afternoon when it was time to head back. I kept her home the past couple of days. She hasn't been able to concentrate enough to do any of the late work, and at this point it looks like she may need a medical leave of absence.
Has anyone had experience with the logistics of all of this happening this late in senior year? She is in multiple AP classes, is student directing a play set to be performed in early April. Winter term ends in 3 weeks. She has been accepted to one college, deferred at her ED school, 3 other applications pending. She was supposed to go on a service trip over spring break to fulfill a service requirement but I don't see that happening. Assuming with medication and therapy she can improve enough to return to school after a few weeks, how does she catch up with a demanding schedule? Midterm grades were good except for one C. Do we ask the college counselor to communicate to the colleges that she's been ill?
I'm sure this is not the only kid who has struggled during this time--it's stressful for most seniors. I'd love to hear of other parents' experiences and how things turned out.
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