Thanks for your suggestions. I am outside Toronto.

We talked with our son yesterday. He gave us a little more insight on what is bothering him, how he is feeling, etc. It sounds like it is two kids in particular that are 'picking' on him (His words). He says these kids want to play with him and his group of friends but his friends don't want those kids to play so the kids annoy/pick on him and his friends. He didn't go into too much detail about what they do that upsets him but they have broken their snow forts in retaliation, follow them around and just "bug him'. I asked him if these kids hit/shove him, he said no. I know it probably sounds like it's not enough to warrant such high anxiety- there has to be more to the story that he isn't mentioning. Maybe they bother him more than he is letting on. Or maybe it's the conflict with these kids that is just the breaking point for all the things i mentioned in my original post.

I spoke to the Child and Youth Worker who scheduled a meeting for next week. She is going to try to have the social worker included. She suggested I mention to my son that i will be having a meeting at the school and i should invite him to come join in because he might open up. I also have a doctor's appointment tomorrow to discuss how my son has been feeling.