Frequent meltdowns

Coping skills
(eg making a mistake)

Impulsivity

Difficulties accessing the community
(eg limited safety awareness)

Easily distractable
(eg difficulties following multiple instructions)

Difficulties completing academic tasks

Challenges sitting still during group time
(eg preschool, school)

Difficulties following home, preschool or school routines

Difficulties with toilet training

Fussy feeder/cutlery skills

Difficulties with bathing and dressing

Sensitivities to bathing, hair washing, hair brushing and teeth brushing

Difficulties falling or staying asleep

Troubles with shoe laces, buttons and zippers

Difficulties with pencil grip

Challenges with handwriting
(eg legibility, size, line placement and spacing)

Inconsistent use of their dominant hand

Challenges with scissor cutting skills

Avoidance of fine motor tasks

Delays in milestones
(eg crawling, walking, running, ball skills and jumping)

Avoidance of sports and gross motor tasks
(eg riding a bike)

Clumsiness

Difficulty maintaining good posture for academic and group tasks
(eg circle time at preschool)

Prefers solitary and or repetitive play
(eg spinning wheels of a car)

Challenges with turn taking and sharing

Difficulties engaging in relationships with others
(eg limited eye contact)

Challenges with knowing appropriate personal space
(eg too close or too far away)

Difficultly forming and maintaining friendships

Challenges with interpreting others social-cues
(eg facial expressions of others)

Oversensitivity to noises
(eg vacuum cleaners, lawnmowers, hairdryers)

Avoidance of grooming tasks
(eg nail cutting, hair washing and brushing, teeth brushing)

Oversensitivity to being touched by others
(eg dislike of lining up for class, sitting close to others at group time, hugs from loved ones)

Chewing on clothing

Avoidance of messy play tasks
(eg painting)

Challenges with handwriting

Trouble copying from the board

Difficulties with completing matching and memory games

Trouble with self-care tasks
(eg dressing)

Problems with fine motor tasks
(eg cutting, colouring)

Challenges with play skills
(eg puzzles, block constructions)