• Misinterpret language, have poor comprehension of what is said
• Have difficulty with social skills, may misinterpret social cues
• Find it difficult to memorize information
• Have difficulty following a schedule, being on time, or meeting deadlines
• Get lost easily, either driving and/or in large buildings
• Have trouble reading maps
• Often misread or miscopy
• Confuse similar letters or numbers, reverse them, or confuse their order
• Have difficulty reading the newspaper, following small print and/or following columns
• Be able to explain things orally, but not in writing
• Have difficulty writing ideas on paper
• Reverse or omit letters, words, or phrases when writing
• Have difficulty completing job applications correctly
• Have persistent problems with sentence structure, writing mechanics, and organizing written work
• Experience continuous problems with spelling the same word differently in one document
• Have trouble dialing phone numbers and reading addresses
• Have difficulty with math, math language, and math concepts
• Reverse numbers in a cheque-book and have difficulty balancing a cheque-book
• Confuse right and left, up and down
• Have difficulty following directions, especially multiple directions
• Be poorly coordinated
• Be unable to tell you what has just been said
• Hear sounds, words, or sentences imperfectly or incorrectly ¹³

The Georgia Assistive Technology (Tools for Life) Project outlines some general characteristics of a learning disability. These include:

• Auditory and Visual Deficits
• Oral/Verbal Expressive Language
• Memory/Recall
• Reasoning/Processing
• Organization