A child with ADHD might:

Daydream a lot
Forget or lose things a lot
Squirm or fidget
Talk too much
Make careless mistakes or take unnecessary risks
Have a hard time resisting temptation
Have trouble taking turns
Have difficulty getting along with others

Specific Learning Disorder

Difficulties learning and using academic skills, as indicated by the presence of at least one of the following symptoms that have persisted for at least 6 months, despite the provision of interventions that target those difficulties:

1. Inaccurate or slow and effortful word reading (e. g. , reads single words aloud incorrectly or slowly and hesitantly, frequently guesses words, has difficulty sounding out words).

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2. Difficulty understanding the meaning of what is read (e. g. , may read text accurately but not understand the sequence, relationships, inferences, or deeper meanings of what is read).

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3. Difficulties with spelling (e. g. , may add, omit, or substitute vowels or consonants).

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4. Difficulties with written expression (e. g. , makes multiple grammatical or punctuation errors within sentences; employs poor paragraph organization; written expression of ideas lacks clarity).

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5. Difficulties mastering number sense, number facts, or calculation (e. g. , has poor understanding of numbers, their magnitude, and relationships; counts on fingers to add single-digit numbers instead of recalling the math fact as peers do; gets lost in the midst of arithmetic computation and may switch procedures).

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6. Difficulties with mathematical reasoning (e. g. , has severe difficulty applying mathematical concepts, facts, or procedures to solve quantitative problems).

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Dyslexia is an alternative term used to refer to a pattern of learning difficulties characterized by problems with accurate or fluent word recognition, poor decoding, and poor spelling abilities