Vision, Reading, and Spelling
- Complains of dizziness, headaches or stomach aches
while reading.
- Confused by letters, numbers, words, sequences, or
verbal explanations.
- Reading or writing shows repetitions, additions,
transpositions, omissions, substitutions, and
reversals in letters, numbers and/or words.
- Complains of feeling or seeing non-existent movement
while reading, writing, or copying.
- Seems
to have difficulty with vision, yet eye exams don't
reveal a problem.
- Extremely keen sighted and observant, or lacks depth
perception and peripheral vision.
- Reads
and rereads with little comprehension.
- Spells
phonetically and inconsistently.
Behaviour, Health, Development and Personality
- Extremely disorderly or compulsively orderly.
- Can be
class clown, trouble-maker, or too quiet.
- Had
unusually early or late developmental stages
(talking, crawling, walking, tying shoes).
- Prone
to ear infections; sensitive to foods, additives,
and chemical products.
- Can be
an extra deep or light sleeper; bedwetting beyond
appropriate age.
- Unusually high or low tolerance for pain.
- Strong
sense of justice; emotionally sensitive; strives for
perfection.
- Mistakes and symptoms increase dramatically with
confusion, time pressure, emotional stress, or poor
health.
Hearing and Speech
- Has
extended hearing; hears things not said or apparent
to others; easily distracted by sounds.
- Difficulty putting thoughts into words; speaks in
halting phrases; leaves sentences incomplete;
stutters under stress; mispronounces long words, or
transposes phrases, words, and syllables when
speaking.
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