Message from Arpan – 14
Facts & Process
Visible detectors of sexual abuse: No sure way, unless the child tells us so… but these are indicators.
Social: Social withdrawal, increased hostility or aggression, overly pleasing behavior, drastic change in achievement patterns.
Sexual: Sexualized behavior, early sexual activity, use of abusive sexual language.
Medical: Psychosomatic illnesses, pain or swelling in genital area,
repeated urinary infections, sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Psychological: Eating disorders, anxiety or indifference, depression, suicide attempts.
Even professional psychologists (at least competent ones) know that most kids don’t tell. It’s those little red flags that tell you something is off. A child’s behavior is their language.
Exactly. The transcripts of the TwitChat with Dilnavaz Bamboat also talk of signs of abuse and touches on how therapists try to draw the kids out. Do read.