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1. It is hard for this person to do the things they know they
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2. It is hard for this person to control his or her anger.
3. It is hard for this person to remember people's names.
4. This person can’t remember what they hear.
5. It is hard for this person to remember what they read.
6. This person seldom thinks before they speak or act.
7. This person can’t remember long directions.
8. It takes a long time for this person to learn something
new.
9. This person does not feel they will ever be a success.
10. This person's decisions are usually mistakes.
11. It is hard for this person to work without help.
12. It is difficult for this person to keep track of time.
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They are aware of some things that they should do but they don’t seem to do them.
They easily become upset even over little things. They have a hard time controlling their emotions. They often “go off” for little or no reason.
When they see a person, they seem to recognize them, but they usually cannot remember their name.
Things seem to “go into one ear and out the other.” Even when they hear something several times, they still cannot remember it…or they remember only pieces of it.
They often read something over and over again, but they still can’t remember it.
It is hard for them to anticipate what is going to happen next, to plan, or to anticipate the consequences of their behavior.
It is difficult for them to recall more than short statements or short lists of things that they read or hear.
Other people seem to learn new things faster than they do. They are not a "quick study."
They feel that they will never make anything of their life or that they will not be able to live up to others’ expectations.
This person is aware of some things that they should do, but they don’t seem to do them.
This person needs a lot of help from others when doing most tasks or when learning new things.
They seldom know how much time has passed. They are frequently late, or have problems estimating how much time a task will take to complete.
13. This person appears to be restless most of the time.
14. This person can’t sit still for very long.
15. Everything seems to distract this person.
16. This person interrupts people in mid-sentence and
does not let them finish speaking.
17. This person has a hard time finishing what they are
supposed to do.
18. It is hard for this person to stay focused on anything.
19. This person seldom finishes an activity or project
before starting on something new.
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They appear to be moving around all the time. They are in constant motion.
They fidget in their chair when sitting for more than a minute.
They are often distracted by other people, noisy places, or maybe even their own internal thoughts.
They seldom wait for others to finish what they are saying before they speak.
They often start things without finishing them. They seldom finish the things that people ask them to do.
It is hard for them to keep concentrating on most things once they start them.
They can get started on projects on their own, but it is difficult for them to complete them.
20. This person seems hyperactive—moving all the time.
21. They talk too much...talking more than they need to.
22. This person seldom lets people finish what they are
saying to him or her.
23. This person often misplaces things.
24. It is hard for this person to make friends or get used
to new people.
25. It is hard for this person to remember complex
directions.
26. This person needs to practice new things more than
other people do, before they can do it themself.
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They seem to be moving about all the time and can't sit still.
They can't answer questions simply. It is hard for them to listen and not talk. They always seem to talk more than others do in conversations.
They don't let other people finish their thoughts, instructions, directions, or other things they say to him or her.
This person often cannot find things that they were using earlier around the home. They often misplace things.
This person is a loner. They do not have many friends and they appear to be uncomfortable meeting new people.
This person does not process long instructions. They need them to be broken down into shorter segments and repeated several time before they can remember them.
They need to do things several times before they can do them on their own.
27. It is hard for them to understand written directions.
28. This person doesn’t understand charts, diagrams,
schematics, or maps.
29. This person cannot follow complex directions.
30. What this person says is often not what they meant.
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They don't understand what they read. They avoid reading directions because they can't understand them.
Graphs and other visual displays like floor plans, bus routes, or diagrams are difficult for them to understand. It would be hard for them to assemble a bookshelf from IKEA following the diagrams inside.
They require short, step-by-step directions.
Sometimes what comes out is not what they meant to say.
31. This person can’t say things clearly.
32. It is hard for this person to express their thoughts in
writing.
33. This person does not talk clearly on the phone.
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It’s hard for them to be concise. They seem to use more words than others do to make themself clear.
They appear to have good thoughts but have a hard time writing them clearly.
It is hard to understanding what this person has said when he or she talks on the phone. I often have to ask this person to repeat what he or she has said.
34. They can't understand big words that other people use.
35. This person feels they have to repeat things several
times before anyone understands them.
36. This person does not understant what people say in
conversations.
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They appear to have a poor vocabulary and either do not understand or misinterpret what a lot of words mean.
They repeat themselves many times before they feel they have gotten their point across.
People often tell this person that what he or she thought they heard was not what they meant. This person doesn't understand what people said correctly. He or she misinterprets what others say in conversation.
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