What Is Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder? (choosingtherapy.com)
Reprinted with kind permission of Choosing Therapy. August 05, 2021
What Is Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder? (choosingtherapy.com)
Reprinted with kind permission of Choosing Therapy. August 05, 2021
Deborah Jaffe has worked with special needs children for many years, and she witnessed the challenges and struggles they face everyday. They touched her heart, and inspired her with their strength, perseverance, and hopeful determination. While working at a private school for special needs children, she saw an opportunity to

Kids have been bullying each other for generations. Bullying is defined as the physical, verbal, relational, and/or or psychological attacks or intimidation against a person who cannot properly defend him/herself. It includes two key components: repeated harmful acts and an imbalance of power.
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Many of us are familiar with the ‘up and down’ mood swings of children and teenagers, the rebellious behaviours, the arguments, the tantrums, and the need to be in control and independent. This is normal childhood and we refer to it as ‘going through a phase.’ However, when these behaviours