0–3 Years

• Irritable and difficult to comfort
• Feeding difficulties, milk allergies, colic, restricted diet
• Sleeping difficulties, problems establishing routine
• Delayed early motor development, sitting unaided, rolling from side to side
• High levels of motor activity, constantly moving arms and legs
• Repetitive behaviors, head banging or rolling
• Sensitive to high levels of noise
• Continued problems with development and feeding skills
• Toilet training may be delayed
• Avoids constructional toys such as jigsaws and Legos
• Delayed language development, single words not evident until possibly age 3
• Highly emotional, easily distressed, frequent outbursts of uncontrolled behavior
• Concentration limited to 2 to 3 mins on any task

Ages 3–5

• Swinging or tapping of feet when seated
• Clapping or twisting of hands
• Unable to stay in one place longer than 5 minutes
• Very excitable
• Voice loud and shrill
• Easily distressed
• Temper tantrums
• Awkward movements
• Poor ground awareness
• No sense of danger, jumps from inappropriate heights
• Often spills liquid from drinking cups
• Prefers to use fingers to feed
• Isolates from peer group, prefers adult company

Ages 6+

• Poor handwriting
• Hypotonia or low muscle tone
• Struggles with large motor movements
• Visual-spatial difficulties
• Speech and language processing delays
• Short attention span
• Misunderstood
• People-pleasers
• Social skills difficulties
• Emotional immaturity
• Sensory issues
• Ocular motor difficulties
• Difficulty with math
• Learning skills can be affected
• Difficulty with reading and comprehension
• Poor short-term memory
• Difficulty with organization and planning
• Difficulty following multistep directions
• Verbal delays