My son is also depressed and failing school right now. He does not have anxiety though. He is very moody and grumpy. It seems that I did get thru to him though. The avoidance and grumpiness has calmed as of today. Is your daughter being bullied at all? My son was bullied quite a bit in elementary school and I think it shook his confidence. Even though it is over now and he has made some friends it took its toll. My son is 17, how old is your daughter?
She's 17 also. Not bullied but she is different from most of her classmates. But, she was diagnosed by the school with dyslexia in 1 st grade and we just found out she is not dyslexic but has ADD which went untreated for years and I suspect led to anxiety problems especially since she always struggled with school and feels a lot of pressure from it. But, this is all fresh and I could go on and on so I'll stop. It's terrible that your son was bullied. Makes me feel our kids need more people looking out for them in school, in both our cases. Anyway, goodnight. This headache needs sleep to cure it I think!