– At home this child may scream or shout when asked to do chores, or when nagged or annoyed by a sibling. This child may also throw things and be visibly angry in these situations.
– At school this child may frequently raise their voice at teachers or peers when they don’t get what they want, feel they are treated unfairly, or when luck goes against them (EG – Lose the random draw for a prize at school, or rain forces everyone to stay inside at lunchtime). The child could lose their temper in the classroom, the playground, on school excursions, on the school bus etc.
– Elsewhere this child may scream or shout when things don’t go their way in a sporting game, such as the referee making a contentious decision against their team. Or, the child may believe an opposing player has done something unfair or against the rules. This child may also take out their own frustrations on other children, adults or authority figures in a variety of ways – sometimes with violence or physical force.
– At home the child may regularly become easily annoyed or frustrated by simple reminders from parents, elder siblings, and other relatives. Examples of these simple reminders are for the child to turn down the TV, tidy their room, clean up their food, put their plate in the dishwasher, pack away their toys or game, etc. These reminders may even lead to aggression or a meltdown, and thus go beyond the child becoming touchy or easily annoyed.
– At school this child may become very upset by minor inconveniencies, such as another child being chosen to lead the class in a particular activity, or not being able to go outside at lunchtime due to rain. Tantrums may occur, and are a crucial sign particularly when the child is close to being a teenager and yet is still having tantrums – unlike the child’s peers.
– Elsewhere the child may become easily agitated by in-jest teasing from friends and teammates in their sports team, whilst also becoming agitated by referees and kids from opposing teams who make small physical contact in sports such as Rugby, Australian Rules Football, Soccer etc. In other settings, such as in the school playground or in public parks and playgrounds, the child may frequently get into arguments and disagreements with other children over very minor matters, such as who gets to use the swing or the slide first, etc.
– At home this child may scream at siblings or parents when they
feel they have been dealt with unfairly. The child may also attempt to get
back at siblings when they believe that the sibling has wronged them – sometimes in a physical or violent way.
– At school this child may frequently raise their voice at teachers or
peers when they don’t get what they want, feel they are treated unfairly, or when luck goes against them (EG – The child loses the random draw for a prize at school, or rain forces everyone to stay inside at lunchtime). The child could lose their temper in the classroom, the playground, on school excursions, on the school bus etc.
– Elsewhere this child may scream or shout when things don’t go their way in a sporting game, such as the referee making a contentious decision against their team. Or, the child may believe an opposing player has done something unfair or against the rules. This child may also take out their own frustrations on other children, adults or authority figures in a variety of ways – sometimes with violence or physical force.