Our son (age 15) is having problems at school due to anxiety,depression, ADD (without hyper) and learning disability. He is failing all but one class in his Jr. High.

He is a very bright kid,polite, respectful and fun to be around. He's also a very talented musician.

One of the main problems is the anxiety he experiences especially when having to make an oral presentation. He just can't do it.
One of his teachers really picks on him. She will ask him to give a power point presentation and then say "oh, I forgot, you aren't able to do that. I guess you will just get another F" It's so humiliating for him!
We feel the other teachers have just given up on him. The worst thing is he's given up on himself.

He ends up in the nurses office or the school psychologist's office several times per week. His anxiety gets so out of control he feels like he's going to die. The nurse and school psych. are losing patience with him.

The school is not being helpful. We've asked for an evaluation to see if he can get some special education or an IEP. They say he's too bright and can do the work if he just tried. Our physician has just referred us to a place that can give him neuro-psych testing (at our cost, insurance won't cover it). We haven't heard yet if they will accept him for the testing.

Anyone here have any ideas on how we can help him better cope?

Thanks!!