Things I Would Like Teachers to Know

1. I ALWAYS TRY MY BEST.
2. I AM NOT LAZY.
3. TELLING ME TO TRY HARDER DOES NOT HELP.
4. LIGHTEN THE WORKLOAD.
5. I NEED EXTRA TIME TO COMPLETE WORK (ACCEPT LATES).
6. EXPLAIN THINGS SIMPLY.
7. I NEED THINGS TO BE REPEATED MANY, MANY TIMES.
8. I NEED MINIMUM DISTRACTIONS (NOISE, PEOPLE, OTHER SOUNDS AND OTHER VISUALS).
9. I DON’T GET HYPER ON PURPOSE – I CAN’T HELP IT. I WOULD LIKE TO, BUT I CAN’T.
10. THERE ARE SOME THINGS I CANNOT LEARN NO MATTER WHAT!!! OR WHO TEACHES IT!!
11. I GET FRUSTRATED EASILY, WHEN I CAN’T DO THINGS I THINK I AM SUPPOSED TO.
12. I LEARN THINGS SLOWER THAN OTHER PEOPLE.
13. I DON’T MEAN TO FORGET MY HOMEWORK.
14. I AM NOT TRYING TO BE ANNOYING ON PURPOSE.
15. I MOVE AROUND IN MY DESK A LOT OF TIMES (FIDGETING).
16. I LOSE THINGS A LOT!!! (LIKE TEXTBOOKS).
17. I CAN’T PAY ATTENTION FOR A LONG TIME.