Students may...

• Be highly adept socially or may have difficulty with social situations

• Be emotionally intense

• Appear immature due to difficulty expressing feelings

• Act out or withdraw in groups when peers steal answers or when expected to do all the work

• Have a low frustration tolerance

• Call out other's errors

• Withdraw or shut down and be difficult to re-engage

• Be overly critical of other students, teacher, and/or self

• Be drawn to older peers or adults

• Overreact to what others might consider minor issues

• Have gaps in politeness or lack social graces

• Have inappropriate emotional responses (laughter, anger, tears)

• Have less empathy

• Refuse to work with others, preferring the pace and autonomy of independent work

• Be impatient or impulsive

• Interrupt teacher or other students when knowledgeable about a topic

• Exhibit sensory sensitivity