Behavioral Disorders

Behavioral Disabilities

Behavior Disorders are defined by IDEA as any disorder effecting a student's ability to learn in the classroom due to factors outside of intellect, physical health, or sensory issues (eyesight, hearing, etc.). While all of those particular factors can surely affect any individual's ability to learn, students with behavioral disabilities may experience:

• Internal hostility towards self and external hostility towards classmates

• Extreme highs and extreme lows (mania and hypomania)

• Insomnia

• An enable to complete a single task in one sitting

• An inability to self-regulate their emotions, 

• Having surges in energy levels

• Struggling to sit still

Forms of Behavioral disorders include: 

• ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)

• CD (Conduct Disorder)

• Antisocial Personality Disorder

Additional Examples with Additional Information Provided Within this Site:

• Bipolar Disorder

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• ADHD

Further Reading/Sources:

Behavior Disorders: Definitions, Characteristics & Related Information | Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders 

Understanding Behavior Disorders: Signs, Types, and Treatment