School Behaviors That May Indicate Poor Neurological Organization

Student has difficulty focusing on activities.

Student is unable to sit still – constantly wiggling, squirming, fiddling. Student appears immature for chronological age.

Student is often alone.

Student is not well liked by other students.

Student wants endless individual attention and only works with constant supervision.

Others perceive student working below ability (“needs to try harder”).

Student is rough with others, but doesn’t seem aware of it.

Student complains of being picked on by everybody.

Student reads, but doesn’t understand what was read.

Student is a poor reader.

Student is described as having dyscalculia.

Student is a very concrete thinker.

Student is constantly annoying other students, touching, shoving, hitting, pestering.

Student doesn’t seem to catch on well to playground or group activities.

Arithmetic seems especially difficult, but student is good in science.

Student is frequently in trouble of some kind.