LD CHARACTERISTICS

Ability

• Learns readily through music and rhythm
  
• Quite logical and precise
  
• Know people and predict behavior
  
• Know everything about something they like
  
• They seek meaning for their activities
  
• Tender and sympathetic toward the underdog.
  
• Very artistic
  
• Very creative
  
• Often very spiritually sensitive

Disability

• Impulsive
  
• Hyperactive
  
• Inattentive/short attention
  
• Easily distracted
  
• Hard to motivate
  
• Easily frustrated
  
• Selective memory
  
• Difficult to follow directions
  
• Poor coordination
  
• Overreacts to change
  
• Easily over-stimulated
  
• Disorganization
  
• Unrealistic goal setting