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Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn…the 4 trauma responses. What is flight? When we see a student exhibiting a flight response, it can look like a classic ADHD set of behaviors, or, more confusingly, it can look like a straight-A student. How can a student who makes fabulous grades and one who is barely passing be exhibiting the same response to conflict? We’ll examine.
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