Social or geographic isolation of family (incest)
Daughter/mother role-reversal (incest)
Father doting/lavishing gifts on select child (incest)
Children forced into parental roles (incest)
Sexually-transmitted disease
Unexplained pregnancies
Bruising/bleeding in rectal, thigh, and/or genital areas
Complaints of stomach and abdominal pain
Evidence of regressive bedwetting, incontinence, etc
Recurrent urinary tract infections
Yeast infections
Drastic weight loss/gain
Evidence of purging food
Foul oders emanating from genitalia
Vaginal or penile discharge
Lubricant residue
Persistent sore throat
Radical change of appearance
Signs of exhaustion/lack of sleep
Possession of unexplained gifts or money
Signs of intoxication after spending time w/adult or older adolescent
Possible Behaviorial Signs of Sexual Abuse
Sexually-precocious or attempts to mask seductive behavior
Hides secondary sexual characteristics
Attempts to be unattractive
Abnormal sexual knowledge
Radical mood swings
Sense of danger where he/she lives
Change in eating habits (bulimia, anorexia, or compulsive eating)
Inappropriately seductive
Apparent boredom w/age peers and age appropriate activities
Nightmares, insomnia, sleepwalking and other sleep disturbances
Radical change in school performance for better or worse
Fearful about certain people
Over achievement
Depression, crying episodes, etc.
Substance abuse/addiction
Expression of "damaged goods" syndrome
Angry, hostile or aggressive behavior
Fear of adult or adolescent
Fear of being photographed
Anxiety reaction to authority figures
Fear of undressing or refusal to undress in gym class
Pseudo-mature/overly-compliant or accommodating
Regressive, babyish behavior
Intense efforts to gain attention/affection from adults
Spending inordinate amounts of time in game rooms, arcades. etc
Recruiting other children to become involved with an adult
Suicidal thinking, gestures, and attempts
Hints regarding sexual behavior
Fear of nurturing/withdrawal/impaired ability to trust
Self-mutalative behavior
Find reasons to not go home (helping teachers, etc.)
Neurological and verbal expressive delays
Killing/torturing domestic animals
Self-hatred
Memory loss
Runaway
Fear of the dark
Find reasons to not be with someone they used to spend time with (or any change of behavior toward a friend or family member)
Unable to concentrate, daydreaming, 'spacing out', 'in a world of their own'
Withdrawn, isolated, or excessively worried
Excessive or early masterbation
Starts sucking thumb or fingers (toddlers and young children) I know this one, because that's what I started doing when my father started abusing me. My mom couldn't figure out why I suddenly started sucking my thumb as a toddler. I still haven't stopped. It's my security blanket, it relaxes me. - D
Becomes a perpetrator, targeting a child, sibling, or friend
Fear of parent leaving her. (My daughter begged me not to go, even when her dad was here at home.) -D
Inappropriate kissing in young children. (When kissing my children goodnight, the kiss from them was prolonged and seemed passionate.) -D
Nervous or fearful around adults, in particular, men. -D
Not wanting someone, including a parent, to change his/her diaper or give him/her a bath. -D
Imaginary friend(s) -D
The one major sign of sexual abuse we've encountered is bowel movement accidents in older toilet trained children.
Sexually-precocious or attempts to mask seductive behavior
Hides secondary sexual characteristics
Attempts to be unattractive
Abnormal sexual knowledge
Radical mood swings
Sense of danger where he/she lives
Change in eating habits (bulimia, anorexia, or compulsive eating)
Inappropriately seductive
Apparent boredom w/age peers and age appropriate activities
Nightmares, insomnia, sleepwalking and other sleep disturbances
Radical change in school performance for better or worse
Fearful about certain people
Over achievement
Depression, crying episodes, etc.
Substance abuse/addiction
Expression of "damaged goods" syndrome
Angry, hostile or aggressive behavior
Fear of adult or adolescent
Fear of being photographed
Anxiety reaction to authority figures
Fear of undressing or refusal to undress in gym class
Pseudo-mature/overly-compliant or accommodating
Regressive, babyish behavior
Intense efforts to gain attention/affection from adults
Spending inordinate amounts of time in game rooms, arcades. etc
Recruiting other children to become involved with an adult
Suicidal thinking, gestures, and attempts
Hints regarding sexual behavior
Fear of nurturing/withdrawal/impaired ability to trust
Self-mutalative behavior
Find reasons to not go home (helping teachers, etc.)
Neurological and verbal expressive delays
Killing/torturing domestic animals
Self-hatred
Memory loss
Runaway
Fear of the dark
Find reasons to not be with someone they used to spend time with (or any change of behavior toward a friend or family member)
Unable to concentrate, daydreaming, 'spacing out', 'in a world of their own'
Withdrawn, isolated, or excessively worried
Excessive or early masterbation
Starts sucking thumb or fingers (toddlers and young children) I know this one, because that's what I started doing when my father started abusing me. My mom couldn't figure out why I suddenly started sucking my thumb as a toddler. I still haven't stopped. It's my security blanket, it relaxes me. - D
Becomes a perpetrator, targeting a child, sibling, or friend
Fear of parent leaving her. (My daughter begged me not to go, even when her dad was here at home.) -D
Inappropriate kissing in young children. (When kissing my children goodnight, the kiss from them was prolonged and seemed passionate.) -D
Nervous or fearful around adults, in particular, men. -D
Not wanting someone, including a parent, to change his/her diaper or give him/her a bath. -D
Imaginary friend(s) -D
The one major sign of sexual abuse we've encountered is bowel movement accidents in older toilet trained children.
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