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Disruptive classroom behavior

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How severe is your child's disruptive classroom behavior?

(designed for kids 2 years or older)

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Disruptive classroom behavior

When parents mention Disruptive classroom behavior they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Acting out at schoolOften2 mentions
ImpulsivenessOften1 mention

Characteristics of Disruptive classroom behavior

How common is Disruptive classroom behavior?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 20.12% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Disruptive classroom behavior.

Percentage of kids with Disruptive classroom behavior by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 517 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Disruptive classroom behavior “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

2%

8 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

5%

24 mentions
Weekly

13%

71 mentions
Monthly

8%

45 mentions
Annually

5%

25 mentions
A Few / Several Times

10%

54 mentions
Once

3%

17 mentions
Never

54%

287 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

2%

10 mentions
Severe

5%

24 mentions
Moderate

14%

70 mentions
Mild

18%

93 mentions
Not at All

62%

320 mentions

Discussion of Disruptive classroom behavior

What was your approach to Disruptive classroom behavior? What were the results?

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