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Child displays an inability to develop or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships.
lacks trust in others, is fearful of others, is ignored or rejected by peers, is too easily influenced by peers, uses or manipulates others, is excessively dependent, is excessively controlling, has an ibability to interact with a group or play by the rules, wants contasnt attention or approval, sees himself or herself as a victim, has difficulty attaching to others, has difficulty separating from caregivers, lacks social awareness, may not understand social conventions or behavior expectations -
Child uses inappropraite affecive or behavior responses to a normal situation.
inappropriately laughs or cires, lies, cheats, or steals, overreacts, refuses to do school work, refuses to respond to others, in noncompliant or passive-aggressive, has an inability to make changes or transitions, exhibits flat affect, appears remorseless, becomes defensive without provocation, lacks empathy, is a perfectionist, has disorganized or scattered thought proceses, lacks assertiveness, has wide mood swings, gives excessively emotional responses, is impulsive, lacks self-control -
Child shows pervasive unhappiness, depression, or anxiety.
is listless or apathetic, thinks or talks repeatedly of suicide, is overoly pessimistic, is preoccupied with negative feelings, hides, runs away from home, has anxious habits such as nail biting or hair pulling, expresses feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, is preoccupied, is obsessive-compulsive, has lost interest in activities, lacks interest in surroundings, activities, and so on, has a volatile temper or shows exxcessive anger, blames himself or herself, is extremely self-critical -
Child has physical symptoms, pains, or fears associated with personal or school problems.
makes physical complaints that cnanot be easily checke dor verified and are most visibile during stressful situations, has excessive absences and tardiness, fequently requests visits to the schoool nurse, refuses to attend school, is school phobic, is self-mmutilating, has unusual sleeping or eating patterns, has eating disorders, flinches or cowers, has atypical physical reactions, is excessively fearful in new situations, around certain people or groups, or in certain classes or activities -
Child demonstrates an inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or other health factors.
is disorganized, quits or gives up easily,l has been retained, does not have health or sensory impairments that have been found by a physician, or impairments are not signficant enough to explain the discrepancy, may be learning to some extent, but there is a significant difference between potential and demonstrated learning, has achievement scores that are incompatible with IQ scores, has difficulty retaining material -
Child is extremely withdrawn from social interaction.
does not participate in class, isolates self from family, peers, and staff at school, avoids eye contac t, keeps head down on desk, may cover head with jacket or other apparel, speaks in a quiet voice or mumbles, refuses to speak, is truant or runs away, shuts himself or herself in a room -
Child shows extreme aggressiveness.
Recurring patterns (not isolated incidents), uses vulgar language, swears, threatens, belittles, calls names, is loud, is argumentative, challenges others, is condescending, lies, spits, kicks, trips, hits, bites, pinches, throws or destroys objects, carries and uses weapons, is intimidating, destory property, vandalizes, throws tantrums, cheats, steals, bullies others, is cruel to animals -
Child demonstrates other inappropriate behaviors that are so different form children of similar ages, abilities, educational experiences, and opportunities that the child or other children in a regular or special education program are negatively affected.
exhibits behaviors outsid ethe reasonable range of expectations, reactions are more intense/extreme or passive/apathetic than peers in cultural reference group, exhibits behaviors that are not a result of cultural or ethnic issues, is socially immature, is emotionally immature, is obstraized by peers, presence interferes with the education of others, has a distorted sense of reality, has hallucinations, displays rigid or ritualistic behavior, stereotypic movements