lmaoatyou said:
im 16 and i go to school, but i was seeing a councellor/therapist, and what she did was call the school and talked to the principal to let the teachers know that i have social anxiety, and my councellor and the principal made a plan that would work out so that i wouldn't get called on in class. i dont have to do presentations in front of the class either, just infront of the teacher. It makes it easier for me to go to class without worrying too much.
The main point is that the best thing that you should so is go to the principals office, and tell her/him about it, she'll understand.
Ditto to that. Well, your
parents should go. :wink: I know I can't tell you what to do, but I strongly think you should try to be as "normal" as possible and keep to "normal" classes. This is partly for social reasons, since making friends and feeling as normal as possible, hard as they are, are the best things you can do to bring up your confidence. Where are you from? I can't speak for England or Australia or anywhere else, but in the US there is a
law that someone with a disability that would prevent learning in the normal way
must be allowed accommodations in a mainstream classroom (or in a special classroom if needed). I expect this is easier to pull off in elementary school, but your problems will only get worse as you move out of high school, so you need to do what you can now!
P.S. The law is Section 504, hence "504 plans" that you might have heard about. Another type of plan, which I've heard is more difficult to write but more thorough, allows education in a mainstream or alternate classroom. This is an IEP, Individualized Education Plan.