What are the signs and symptoms of separation anxiety disorder?
Signs and symptoms of SAD may come and go over time. You child may show any of the following: • Excessive worrying or acting out around separation: Spends a lot of time worrying or becomes very upset when separation happens or is about to happen. • Ongoing thoughts of bad events happening: • Being lost from family: Constantly worries that something bad will take him away from you. He may often fear that he might get lost or be kidnapped. He may not like traveling alone away from the house or from places he knows. • Loss of loved ones: Constantly worries about losing you or other loved ones. He worries that harm may happen to you, such as have an accident or getting sick. Your child may always want to know where you are and stay in touch, such as phone calls. • School and social avoidance behavior: Constantly does not want to or refuses to attend school or camp, or to stay at friends’ homes. He may not want to do events away from home. He may have few social activities and would rather
