CHECKERED FLAGS

Identifying Social Alerts

Grade 1-6

  • Does not engage socially with others
  • Does not change behaviour in response to normal cues
  • Does not generalize socially appropriate behaviour from one setting to another
  • Consistently anxious, inattentive
  • Age-inappropriate social skills
  • Aggressive behaviour, e.g., bullying, fighting
  • Opposition to authority
  • Unable to articulate the meaning of Character Always Virtues/Catholic Graduate Expectations
  • Poor or conflicting relationships with peers and/or staff

Grade 7-12

  • Anxious
  • Age-inappropriate social skills
  • Aggressive behaviour, e.g., bullying, fighting
  • Opposition to authority
  • Inappropriate sexual behaviour
  • Impulsive behaviour
  • Risk-taking behaviours
  • Socially isolated
  • Agitated
  • Obsessive thoughts, bizarre talk, compulsive behaviour
  • Self-injurious behaviour, e.g., cutting
  • Talks about suicide or self-harm
  • Produces dark, morose writing or art that indicates extreme sadness or violent thoughts
  • Shows little or no empathy or compassion for others
  • Use of drugs and alcohol
  • Compulsive video gaming or gambling
  • Sudden loss of interest in activities previously of passionate interest
  • Shows signs of an eating disorder
  • Ignores self-care needs
  • test phobia
  • School phobia
  • Victim of sexual assault or abuse, physical abuse, or emotional abuse
  • Sleep deprived
  • Poor or conflicting relationships with peers and/or staff