Upset/Crying

• The student may:

  • Display emotional lability

  • Have frequent emotional meltdowns

  • Be moody

  • Cry frequently over “small” things like lost place in line or wrong answer

  • Report through writing or verbal responses and stories they are upset, sad, feel bad, are angry, etc

  • Frequently put head down

  • Sniffle and whine

  • Put forth little effort, do little work, give up easily

  • Appear distraught, disturbed, sad

  • Have eyes water and fight back tears and getting upset

  • Have trouble pulling themselves together and calming down

  • Cry to the point of hyperventilating

  • Have trouble deescalating

  • Lash out or hit while crying

  • Refuse to be comforted, push others away

  • Be unable to talk or verbally express concerns

  • Rock, hold head or face in hands, turn away or turn back to others, put hand up, shake head “no”

  • Not know what they want when asked

  • Ask to be left alone

  • Run away and seclude self

  • Withdraw, want to be alone

  • Mutter and talk to self

  • Huff, puff, and grumble

  • Appear stunned, wide-eyed, and unable to express emotions

  • Put hand to mouth and flutter hands and/or arms

  • Repeat same phrase over and over, for example, “Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!”

  • Make statements like “I can’t do this”, “This isn’t happening”, “I can’t take this”, etc

YES

NO