Characteristics
Academic
*Failure in skill acquisition
*Severe learning deficiencies given chronological age expectancy
*Not attending to class instruction; short attention span
*Little motivation for academic learning
Behavior
*Mood swings
*Laughs, cries, or becomes very angry without apparent cause at times when others would show different reaction
*Looks depressed almost all the time without regard to circumstances
*Daydreams, sits with a vacant expression doing nothing productive
*Talks inappropriately without regard for the questions or answers of others.
*Shows extreme interest in morbid, obscure, or gruesome events.
*Is in constant motion; compulsively manipulates objects; moves about the room excessively
*Talks incessantly; frequently talks without permission or interrupts conversations.
*Does not seem to learn from experience; behavior does not improve with usual disciplinary methods.
*Acts impulsively and shows poor judgement; does not consider or understand consequences of his/her behavior.
Neurotic Complaints
*Complains of felling uneasy or anxious most of the time without apparent cause.
*Complains of being afraid of some thing(s) that the vast majority of people do not fear.
*Is overly suspicious or jealous of others.
Social/Interpersonal Relationships
*Impaired ability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.
*Cannot make or keep friends.
*Repeatedly engages in fights or misunderstandings.
*Cannot make or keep friends.
*Repeatedly engages in fights or misunderstandings.
*Cannot work with others in learning situations.
*Cannot play with others cooperatively.
*Cannot communicate with or respond to others due to an apparent lack of awareness of the real world.
Self-concept
*May have slovenly, unkempt appearance.
*Fearful of new situations; unwilling to attempt new or difficult tasks
Shows extreme negative reaction to minor failures
Communication
*Does not speak or speaks only when spoken to.
*Speech is unusually fast or slow.
*Speaks with marked dysfluency, stutters, clutters, or otherwise demonstrates interruptions in the flow of speech
*Voice unusually high, low, loud, soft, or scratchy.
*Primarily uses jargon, profanity, or other speech inappropriate to context
Physical
*Complains of physical pain, sensations or discomfort, or physical or bodily impairment in the absence of an organic basis.
*Engages in repetitive, sterotyped motor behavior, such as tics, nailbiting or rocking
*Habitually sucks thumb or fingers.
*Overcome frequently by drowsiness or sleep during the day; seems tired or without energy
*Failure in skill acquisition
*Severe learning deficiencies given chronological age expectancy
*Not attending to class instruction; short attention span
*Little motivation for academic learning
Behavior
*Mood swings
*Laughs, cries, or becomes very angry without apparent cause at times when others would show different reaction
*Looks depressed almost all the time without regard to circumstances
*Daydreams, sits with a vacant expression doing nothing productive
*Talks inappropriately without regard for the questions or answers of others.
*Shows extreme interest in morbid, obscure, or gruesome events.
*Is in constant motion; compulsively manipulates objects; moves about the room excessively
*Talks incessantly; frequently talks without permission or interrupts conversations.
*Does not seem to learn from experience; behavior does not improve with usual disciplinary methods.
*Acts impulsively and shows poor judgement; does not consider or understand consequences of his/her behavior.
Neurotic Complaints
*Complains of felling uneasy or anxious most of the time without apparent cause.
*Complains of being afraid of some thing(s) that the vast majority of people do not fear.
*Is overly suspicious or jealous of others.
Social/Interpersonal Relationships
*Impaired ability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.
*Cannot make or keep friends.
*Repeatedly engages in fights or misunderstandings.
*Cannot make or keep friends.
*Repeatedly engages in fights or misunderstandings.
*Cannot work with others in learning situations.
*Cannot play with others cooperatively.
*Cannot communicate with or respond to others due to an apparent lack of awareness of the real world.
Self-concept
*May have slovenly, unkempt appearance.
*Fearful of new situations; unwilling to attempt new or difficult tasks
Shows extreme negative reaction to minor failures
Communication
*Does not speak or speaks only when spoken to.
*Speech is unusually fast or slow.
*Speaks with marked dysfluency, stutters, clutters, or otherwise demonstrates interruptions in the flow of speech
*Voice unusually high, low, loud, soft, or scratchy.
*Primarily uses jargon, profanity, or other speech inappropriate to context
Physical
*Complains of physical pain, sensations or discomfort, or physical or bodily impairment in the absence of an organic basis.
*Engages in repetitive, sterotyped motor behavior, such as tics, nailbiting or rocking
*Habitually sucks thumb or fingers.
*Overcome frequently by drowsiness or sleep during the day; seems tired or without energy