Indicators of Learning Disabilities

• May have poor reading ability or poor comprehension
• May often misread information
• May have problems with syntax or grammar
• May confuse similar letters or numbers, reverse them or confuse their order
• May have difficulty reading addresses, small print and/or columns

• May have difficulty writing ideas and/or organizing thoughts on paper
• May reverse or omit letters, words or phrases when writing
• May have problems with sentence structure, writing mechanics and organization
• May frequently spell the same word differently in a single document
• May read well but not write well (or vice versa)

• May have difficulty with arithmetic, math language and math concepts
• May reverse numbers
• May have difficulty with time, sequencing and problem solving

• May be able to explain things orally, but not in writing
• May have difficulty telling or understanding jokes or stories
• May misinterpret language or have poor comprehension of what is said
• May respond in an inappropriate manner, unrelated to what is said, or only respond partially to what is said

• May not respond to sounds of spoken language, or may consistently misunderstand what is being said
• May be bothered by different frequencies of sound (i.e., music, vacuums, loud noises) or may be overly sensitive to sound
• May have difficulty in differentiating sounds that occur simultaneously

• May acquire new skills slowly
• May have difficulty following directions, especially multiple directions
• May experience visual spatial confusion (i.e., confuse right and left, up and down, under and over, behind and between)
• May get lost in large buildings
• May seem unaware of time or sequence of events

• May perform similar tasks differently from day to day
• May have trouble dialing phone numbers or holding a pen/pencil
• May have poor coordination, be clumsy, unaware of physical surroundings or have a tendency to hurt his/herself

• May be able to learn information presented in one way, but not in another
• May find it difficult to memorize information (i.e., phone numbers, days of the week or months of the year)
• May be unable to repeat what has just been said

• May have difficulty following a schedule or being on time
• May have trouble learning about time
• May have difficulty organizing belongings

• May have difficulty with social skills
• May misinterpret non-verbal social cues
• May experience social isolation
• May not use appropriate eye contact

• May have a short attention span or be impulsive
• May have difficulty conforming to routines
• May be easily distracted
• May experience stress on extended mental effort