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Emotional Disturbance and/or Behavioural Problems
Childhood Psychosis
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Bipolar is the illness; I am not the illness, I merely have the illness. I am not helpless, I can always correct myself. I can fall down on the sidewalk, but I can pick myself up.
Taken from Zahava’s Story, copyright Proctor & Gamble Ltd.
Conduct Disorder
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The key, for the teacher as well as for the student, is hard work.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder is, in my book, a red flag. It is an indication that there is something else going on. I have never... seen a kid that meets criteria for ODD and did not meet criteria for some other diagnosis. It is as if the oppositional and defiant behavior is a coping strategy for dealing with other issues.
Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attention Defecit Disorder (ADD)
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Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
They were sympathetic that some things were difficult for Josh. They understood that he wasn’t being purposefully lazy or disrespectful , but they still held high expectations for him. Joni Poff, mother of a student with ADHD, on his teachers.
In an article by Jean Crockett in Daniel P. Halligan and James M.
Emotional Disturbance and/or Behavioural Problems
Characteristics and behaviours associated with emotional disturbance and/or behavioural problems may include: aggressive or anti-social behaviour; inattentiveness; distractibility and impulsiveness; impaired social interactions; a general inability to cope with the routine of daily tasks; obsessive and repetitive behaviours; attention-seeking behaviours such as negative interactions or a poor attitude towards work, peers or teachers; and depressed behaviours such as withdrawal, anxiety and mood swings.