Our children have some or all of the following characteristics:
- Do not listen and respond effectively
- Cannot stay focused
- Jump from subject to subject
- May come across as rude or oppositional
- Keep repeating the same patterns of behaviors
- Find the concept of time non-existent
- Cannot remember
- Need constant reminders
- Have high anxiety
- Have difficulty with the organization of their rooms, work and life
- May have learning or studying difficulties
- May have writing or penmanship problems (messy work)
- Have difficulty relating appropriately with peers or making/keeping friends
- Cannot work independently
- Often talk excessively
- Do or say things without thought of consequence
- May continually interrupt or blurt out inappropriate statements
- Can be restless and fidgety or talk excessively
- Have trouble buying into the family system
- Can be egocentric and desire instant gratification
- Have many individual needs
These children require an environment with structured expectations, a trained multidisciplinary team that gives a consistent message that cannot be manipulated, and a supportive integrated family system that duplicates the structure and organization of the school program.