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Not participating at school

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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.

How strong is your child’s resistance to participating at school?

(designed for kids 6 years or older)

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Not participating at school

When parents mention Not participating at school they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Acting outOften1 mention
Angry behaviorOften1 mention
Difficulty with schoolworkOften1 mention
Low grades in schoolOften1 mention

Characteristics of Not participating at school

How common is Not participating at school?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 20.7% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Not participating at school.

Percentage of kids with Not participating at school 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 Not participating at school “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

4%

21 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

6%

30 mentions
Weekly

10%

54 mentions
Monthly

11%

57 mentions
Annually

3%

16 mentions
A Few / Several Times

11%

56 mentions
Once

3%

17 mentions
Never

52%

272 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

4%

20 mentions
Severe

5%

24 mentions
Moderate

12%

63 mentions
Mild

17%

90 mentions
Not at All

62%

320 mentions

Discussion of Not participating at school

What was your approach to Not participating at school? What were the results?

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