Other factors that can affect learning
Attention
- I have trouble concentrating/ focuing
- I'm easily distracted
- I'm restless. It's hard to sit still.
- I'm impulsive. I don't think before I act or say something.
Organization
- I have trouble organizing my time.
- I have trouble organizing things, e.g. house/ car/ business papers.
- I have trouble judging how long it will take to do something.
- When I have many thing to do, I have trouble deciding which is most important to do.
Social
- I tend to feel out of place in a group
- It's hard for me to make friends
- I often feel that I misunderstand other people's words or actions
or that they misunderstand mine
Pages 2-7 were adapted by Margaret Lindop, the Center for Literacy Studies, The University of
Tennesse 1999, from Screen for Adults with Learning Disabilities: the Role of the Practitioner in
the Assessment Process, National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities (ALLD) Center, Summer 1998.