Homework-Hassled Harry

Challenge : Processing Speed, Motor-Speed, and Dexterity Issues

Manifestation: 

1. Often unaware or unsure of assigned homework
   

2. Slow to assess, process, and organize homework demands
   

3. Requires extended time for tasks involving reading
   

4. Overwhelmed by written assignments
   

5. Copies laboriously, often with many erasures
   

6. Difficulty taking notes while reading
   

7. Lacks study skills and strategies
   

8. Onset of fatigue and frustration are noticeable shortly after starting work
   

9. The law of “Increased Stress = Diminished Efficiency”  is evident early on
   

10. Time spent is frequently twice the amount anticipated for a given assignment
    

11. Parent-child conflict regularly ensues: Voices rise - tears fall
    

12. Frequent Outcome: No Homework turned in; Incomplete homework turned in; Completed but messy and/or crumpled paper; Done but “forgotten”