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Worsening school work
Inexplicable deterioration of school work is a symptom in which a child or young adult starts to do poorly in school without any obvious reason. Anxiety, depression, emotional trauma, being bullied, or using drugs, are possible causes.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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