Conduct Disorder
What is conduct disorder?
Conduct disorder describes a pattern of repetitive behaviour where a person's rights or current social norms are violated.
The term is used for children and adolescents and the condition is of major public concern due to the ramifications of the sufferer's extreme behaviour. Not only is the person in question at harm of psychologically scarring themselves and others, but they are also at risk of physical injury, depression, substance misuse and death.
After the age of 18, a diagnosis of an antisocial personality disorder may be given.
Symptoms of conduct disorder
Symptoms of conduct disorder include extremely disturbing and upsetting behaviour, such as:
- Verbal and physical abuse
- Cruelty towards people and animals
- Lying
- Truancy
- Vandalism
- Stealing
The sufferer's behaviour will be repetitive but unpredictable.
How Priory Education Services can help
Priory Education Services operates a network of schools and colleges throughout the country. It is the UK's leading specialist provider of education and care for children and young people aged four to 35 with a wide range of complex learning difficulties and disabilities. These include asperger's syndrome, autistic spectrum disorders, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties and specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyscalculia.
Almost all students admitted have a Statement of Special Educational Needs and will have experienced difficulties within mainstream and local authority special schools. Many will have been excluded from school or had problems at home because of their complex and challenging needs and behaviours.
Please click here for further information on the specific special educational needs our schools and colleges can address.
Contact us to find out if we can help. Telephone 0845 2 774679 or email education@priorygroup.com Lines are open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and between 10am and 8pm at the weekends.
For further help
Young Minds Parent Information Service
www.youngminds.org.uk
0800 018 2138