10 Things To Know About Social Anxiety Disorder

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Children are not exempt

Social anxiety disorder affects children and can manifest in ways that are easy to perceive as misbehavior. According to the British Psychological Society, children suffering from social anxiety disorder may have outbursts, throw tantrums, cry, freeze, and disengage in school. Even more troubling is that the disorder likely to start by adolescence.

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