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  • http://newamericamedia.org/2014/02/a-diagnosis-for-kids-who-dont-want-to-go-to-school.php

    School refusal in children and teenagers happens quite often. According to research, up to 5 percent of children have school refusal, which can occur at any age, but is more common at ages 5, 6, 10 and 11. School refusal is not a formal psychiatric diagnosis, but often associated with mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression, which prompts these children to be seen by a psychiatrist.

    October 22, 2015

  • I had never encountered this term until last week when, in the course of trying to do something to help a troubled teenager, I had a conversation with a counselor at a school for special needs children who mentioned school refusal and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). These terms seem to have replaced “wayward child” and the like.

    October 22, 2015