Concentration: Difficulty completing tasks and or assignments; drifting off in class and thinking of other things going on in his/her life.
Co-ordination: Difficulty taking notes in class and others being able to read them. Slower than others recording in exams. The child not liking team games because the individual has been noticed by others as being weaker and finding them harder to do (see Dyspraxia).
Emotional regulation: May find it hard to take criticism, may laugh inappropriately at jokes, become angry easily compared to peers, not cope as well emotionally with change as it may be harder to anticipate and cope with.
Executive functioning skills: This includes a number of skills essential for working successfully in class and managing around school, such as time management, organisation, and emotional control.
Goal setting: Difficulty deciding when to study for exams or planning an assignment.
Initiation: Difficulty starting a task off, and knowing where to start.
Hyperactivity: Difficulty remaining seated in class for long periods of time. Fidgety behaviour- fiddling with pens, tapping, swinging on chairs.
Impulsivity: This may show up in difficulties knowing which place to be in at the correct time; the need to know when to answer and not answer out of turn in class; getting into trouble for taking unnecessary risks and only thinking of the consequences afterwards.
Organisational skills: This may be difficulties with organisation of self, or in time, or in materials such as packing bags ready for school. Alternatively the young person may find it hard to plan to meet friends later in the week or save up for a computer game. S/he may be more likely to lose possessions and not file their notes appropriately for example.
Shifting: Difficulty moving or switching between different tasks, such as changing from lesson to lesson or from activity to activity.
Time management: Difficulty completing assignments on time; getting to places on time, or answering all the questions in a given time frame; understanding how much time a task will take to be finished.
Working memory: This is the ability to hold relevant information in one's mind in order to complete a task, such as managing to remember information given. This may be especially difficult when dual tasking such as listening in class and writing notes or taking down information on the phone.