- feet swinging and tapping when seated
- hands clapping or twisting
- unable to stay in one place longer than 5 minutes
- constantly bumping into objects and falling
- associated mirror movements, hands flap when running or jumping
- Poor ground awareness
- no sense of danger, jump from inappropriate heights
- often spill liquid from drinking cups
- prefer to use fingers to feed
- jigsaws
- building blocks (Lego)
- pencil grip
- use of scissors
- immature drawings
- Do not enjoy 'dressing up' or playing appropriately in the home corner or Wendy House. Limited creative play
- prefers adult company
- problems crossing mid line
- children often referred to speech therapist
- high levels of noise
- dislike being touched or wearing new clothes
- slower response time
- problems with comprehension
- tasks often left unfinished
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