Listed below are some of the indicators of sexual abuse.
Please note that one of these alone, or even a combination, does not prove that abuse occurred. Click the link for more information about childhood sexual development.
- Withdrawing from others
- Public masturbation
- Wetting accidents
- Sexual play with toys
- Re-occurring stomach aches, headaches and sore throats
- Touching others private parts
- Eating changes (increase or decrease in appetite)
- Kissing and Hugging all the time (even with strangers)
- Speaking about body parts
- Difficulties with separation
- Sleeping difficulties or nightmares
- Having lots of worries
- Fighting
- Irritability
- Difficulty concentrating in school
- Intolerance of physical contact
- Role Reversal
- Specific fear of males or females
