Memory/Recall

The individual:

• Has difficulty with short-term memory (e.g., following simple and/or multi-step instructions, remembering material read and/or information presented orally);
• Cannot remember personal history or data (long-term memory);
• Has problems repeating information (says the same thing over and over without realizing);
• Has difficulty synthesizing discussion (time, place, events);
• Has difficulty retaining information without excessive rehearsal, practice, or other memory techniques;
• Has trouble remembering information read;
• Has trouble with multiple directions;
• Experiences difficulty retaining learned material;
• Has problems recalling simple instructions (e.g., how to deposit money in the bank).

Reasoning/Processing

The individual:

• Has difficulty absorbing major ideas from oral presentations (instructions, lectures, discussions);
• Makes frequent errors, both verbal and written;
• Demonstrates poor decision-making skills;
• Has poor abstract reasoning skills;
• Shows poor cause/effect reasoning;
• Has trouble recognizing and learning from mistakes;
• Cannot recognize mistakes;
• Has trouble moving from one idea to the next;
• Delays verbal responses;
• Takes longer on reasoning tasks;
• Has difficulty with abstractions; needs concrete demonstration;
• Has trouble following oral information;
• Has difficulty solving problems;
• Is unable to transfer or generalize skills and integrate information;
• Has difficulty drawing conclusions, making inferences, dealing with abstractions, seeing the whole.