Anxiety Disorders | Teach Special Education

Student Needs	IPRC Exceptionalities	Diagnosed Conditions
Aggression Management Anger/Frustration Management Anxiety Management Articulation Skills Attendance Strategies Attention Skills Assistive Technology Skills Blind/Vision Impaired Bullying Management Skills Central Auditory Processing Deafness Depression/Sadness Management Disengagement/Motivation Strategies Eating Disorder Strategies Emotional Regulation English Language Skills Executive Function Fine Motor Skills Gambling Disorder Grief Management Gross Motor Skills Hearing Intellectual Ability – High Intellectual Ability – Low Listening Comprehension Skills Low Vision Memory Skills Mental Health Strategies Metacognitive Skills Mobility Skills Non-Verbal Reasoning Organizational Skills Personal Care Personal Safety Phonological Processing Processing Speed Self-Advocacy Skills Self-Esteem Self-Harm/Suicide Management Self-Regulatory Skills Sensory Integration Skills Sequencing Skills Social Skills Substance Abuse Strategies Task Initiation Time Management Skills Transition Skills Verbal Ability Visual-Motor Skills Visual-Spatial Processing	Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Behaviour Blind and Low Vision Deaf and Hard of Hearing Developmental Disability (DD) Giftedness Language Impairment Learning Disabilities (LD) Mild Intellectual Disabilities Multiple Exceptionalities Physical Disability Speech Impairment	Acquired Brain Injury Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND) Angelman Syndrome Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Auditory Processing Disorder (Central) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Bipolar Disorder Blind/Vision Impaired Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy (CP) Conduct Disorder (CD) Concussions Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Deafness Depression Disorders Down Syndrome Eating Disorders Epilepsy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Fragile X Syndrome Gambling Disorder Intellectual Disabilities Klinefelter's Syndrome Learning Disabilities/Specific Learning Disorders Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Neurological Disabilities Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTS) Prader-Willi Syndrome Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Seizure Disorders Selective Mutism Spina Bifida Tourette Syndrome Turner Syndrome (TS) Usher Syndrome William's Syndrome

Key Special Education Practices
Accommodations Alternative Programming Assistive Technology Board Special Education Plans Community Resources Differentiated Instruction Create an Inclusive & Positive Class Climate Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) Individual Education Plan (IEP) Ministry of Education Resources Modified Programming Non-teacher Professional Assessments Teacher Assessments Safety/Emergency/Crisis Response Plan Professional Development Reporting on IEP Progress Tracking/Documenting Transition Plans

What it is

A diagnosed condition involving heightened feelings of tension and worry, often resulting in physical symptoms, behaviours and distortions in thinking.

Teaching Strategies

Related Disorders:
Anxiety can be a result of genetics/biology and/or environmental factors. While moderate levels of anxiety can provide optimal performance, low and high levels of anxiety result in weak performance. The most common anxiety disorders in children and adolescents are Separation Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Less common, but more debilitating: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Panic Disorder. Left untreated anxiety can lead to depression.

Teaching Strategies for Associated Areas of Student Needs:
Anxiety Management
Attendance Strategies
Bullying Management Skills
Creating a Positive and Inclusive Classroom Climate
Depression/Sadness Management
Eating Disorder Strategies
Substance Abuse and Addictions (Drugs and Alcohol) Strategies
Disengagement/Motivation Strategies
Mental Health Strategies
Self-Harm/Suicide Management

Characteristics notebook pencil

Students with anxiety disorders can be easily distressed or agitated when they are in what they consider a stressful situation.
Students with anxiety disorders may:
• Often ask repetitive questions looking for reassurance and may be inconsolable, often not responding to logical arguments/information.
• Exhibit frequent headaches, stomach aches and regularly are sick and miss school.
• Refuse to participate in certain activities/events at school, home or in the community.
• Have disruptions to their sleep.
• Be self-critical and perfectionists, with very high/unrealistic standards for themselves.
• Be overly-responsible and people pleasing, with excessive concern that others will be upset with him/her.
• Need excessive coaxing to participate in normal activities, like homework, daily tasks and/or personal hygiene.

Resources

ABC’s of Mental Health

Apps to Support Students with Anxiety

DSM-v

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
Used by non-teacher medical and/or psychological professionals to diagnosis various conditions.

Educational Strategies for Students with Anxiety

Open Minds Healthy Minds

Supporting Minds Ontario Ministry of Education p. 28-40

Worry Wise Kids: A wealth of information and teaching strategies for anxious students