Brittany is seven years old and she is afraid to go to a sleep over at her friend's house because she fears that something dreadful will happen to her mother if she is away. Even school has become difficult because she really prefers to be home. Her mother has also seen this tendency and has decided to home?school her daughter. After three years of home?schooling, Brittany is more and more reluctant to leave the house . In the earlier stages, it seems like Brittany was suffering from

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Brittany's fear of something dreadful happening to her mother if she is away, her preference to stay home, and her reluctance to leave the house, especially for a sleepover, are classic symptoms of separation anxiety disorder. This condition is characterized by excessive fear or anxiety about separation from home or attachment figures.

Brittany Is Seven Years Old and She Is Afraid to Go