Oversensitive to Sensation.
- Touchy about light touch, textures, clothing, ordinary affection.
- Picky about food.
- Bothered easily by noise, odors, bright light
- Fearful from movement experiences, like elevators, escalators, roller coasters, going fast, or spinning
- Avoid eye contact
Undersensitive to Sensation.
- Slow to get moving; tire easily
- Seem oblivious to environment
- Seek intense sensation, like loud noise, spicy food, strong perfumes
- Crave roller coasters and fast movemen
- May not notice if cut or bruised
- Hard to get up in morning
- Thrill seeker, ignoring potential danger
- Seek stimulants -- caffeine, tobacco, cocaine
- Hyperactive & fidgety
Coordination Problems.
- Clumsy, awkward, or accident-prone
- Poor balance
- Rigid & tense posture or floppy & slouching
- Jerky movements
- Poor fine motor coordination?? sloppy handwriting
Underachiever.
- Fail to work up to capacity
- Learning problems but normal intelligence
Poor Attention.
- Distracted
- Driven
- Perseverate on small detail
- Unaware, spaced out
- Hyperalert, not processing
- Turned inward
Poorly Organized Behavior.
- Disorganized, distracted, spacey
- Problem following directions or adapting to new situation
- Frustrated, aggressive or withdrawn when encountering failure
- Compulsive, obsessed
- Impulsive
- Rigid, controlling, short-tempered
Poor Self-Concept.
- Feel weird, crazy, different & inept
- Feel you disappoint, anger & frustrate
- Feel lazy, bored, unmotivated, depressed
Emotional Instability.
- Unable to unwind & self-calm
- Emotionally labile
- Emotionally flat
- Withdrawn, shy
- Explosive
- Inappropriately loud, silly, attention getting
Coordination Problems.
- Clumsy, awkward, or accident-prone
- Poor balance
- Rigid & tense posture or floppy & slouching
- Jerky movements
- Poor fine motor coordination and sloppy handwriting