What are the symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a child?
• Children with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) may spend hours doing and redoing homework or other tasks that peers complete quickly. School is very often a place where there anxiety is evident. They may put pressure on themselves to perform or appear perfectionist. • Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a child may cause behavioral symptoms such as tantrumming. Anxious children may become angry about something with little provocation because they are trying to avoid something which has triggered anxiety. • Children with Generalized Anxiety Disorder may have difficulty sleeping because they are worrying about everything. • Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a child may cause them to constantly feel self doubt. They may frequently ask you for reassurance about their fears. • Generalized Anxiety Disorder in children may cause the following physical symptoms: Tiredness Difficulty concentrating or irritability Muscle tension Feeling on edge • Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a child may cause t
