Social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) may include becoming withdrawn or isolated, as well as displaying challenging, disruptive or disturbing behaviour.

This might reflect underlying mental health difficulties such as anxiety or depression, self-harming, substance misuse, eating disorders or medically unexplained physical symptoms.

Other children may have disorders such as attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder or attachment disorder.

Behaviours should be explored as communication and could result from an unidentified/unmet communication, interaction, or learning need.

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