Emotional behavior or difficulty regulating emotions
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Emotional behavior or difficulty regulating emotions is a common topic in parents’ descriptions of one condition: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
For kids diagnosed with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Emotional behavior or difficulty regulating emotions is one of three symptoms related to Acting Out according to Sleuth parents. All of the symptoms of Acting Out among kids with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are:
Characteristics of Emotional behavior or difficulty regulating emotions
How common is Emotional behavior or difficulty regulating emotions?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 47.4% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Emotional behavior or difficulty regulating emotions.
Percentage of kids with Emotional behavior or difficulty regulating emotions by year of age
This is based on a survey of 538 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Emotional behavior or difficulty regulating emotions “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
| Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Continuously | 12% | 55 mentions |
| Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
| Daily | 21% | 96 mentions |
| Weekly | 24% | 110 mentions |
| Monthly | 10% | 45 mentions |
| Annually | 4% | 19 mentions |
| A Few / Several Times | 9% | 39 mentions |
| Once | 2% | 7 mentions |
| Never | 19% | 86 mentions |
Severity
| Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Very Severe | 13% | 69 mentions |
| Severe | 16% | 84 mentions |
| Moderate | 19% | 102 mentions |
| Mild | 17% | 89 mentions |
| Not at All | 36% | 194 mentions |