1.
Lewis Aptekar:
Identifying
Signs of Child
Abuse

2.
As former professor Lewis Aptekar knows, child abuse
can sometimes be difficult to identify – particularly for
those who are unsure about or untrained in what to look
for when abuse or neglect are suspected. And for those
who suspect that negligence or abuse is going on, it’s
important to understand that abuse can manifest itself
in a myriad of ways – sometimes presenting itself in
signs many would overlook fail to see.

3.
Occurring in several possible forms (physical, emotional
and sexual), child abuse can often lead to:
• Trust and relationship issues, that which may
result in the inability to establish or maintain friendships
for any extended period of time.
• A lack of confidence that can lead to considerable
withdrawal or reticence from social interaction and
activity.

4.
• Acting out, such as through yelling, screaming,
tantrums, fighting and abuse of other children.
• Unpredictability in terms of mood swings and
behavior; wild, unpredictable swings in attitude and
temperament.