- Your child confuses Ps and 9s, ps and qs, bs and ds even after the age of six
- Has a problem copying from the blackboard even though his or her eyesight is fine
- Often has difficulty remembering what has just been learned
- Seems lost in space and time—confusing "above" and "below", "right" and "left", "before" and "after", etc
- Seems bright but is losing grades as he or she goes into higher classes
- Has difficulty reading the alphabet
- Has a block or fear of numbers
- Is well-behaved but cannot concentrate on anything for even a few moments
- Is extremely fidgety and often can't do anything for even a few minutes
- Can arrive at the right answer in an arithmetic problem but the logic he or she uses is unusual
- Understands words but not what they mean when strung together.