Hyperactivity

• The student may:

  • Constantly be out of seat walking around, sharpening pencil, going to the bathroom, etc

  • Be fidgety with hands or feet and squirm or reposition constantly in seat

  • Stand up and sit down near desk a lot

  • Often leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected

  • Often run about or climb excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate

  • Often have difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly

  • Often “on the go” or often acts as if “driven by a motor”

  • Often talks excessively

  • Pester other students continually and be perceived as annoying and irritating

  • Moves arms, shifts body, and plays with objects

  • Need and seek attention from everyone

  • Drop items frequently, flip pencil, tap hand, feet, or objects

  • Have difficulty finishing thoughts and tasks

  • Be easily distracted

  • Be unable to follow more than one step directions or get off task in the middle of following a one step direction

  • Be forgetful

  • Stutter, repeat self a lot, say the same phrase or ask the same question over

  • Play roughly

YES

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