0 - 3
3 - 5
6 - 9
10 - 13
14 - 18
Adults
Parent's Manifesto
Diagnosis

Adults

Communication and Language

• Does not always follow instructions if they are not clearly for addressed to him
• Is not responsive to subtle facial expressions or body language
• Does not seem to hear what is said accurately
• Speech lacks content, information, ideas
• Argues a lot

Socialisation

• "in your face" - no sense of personal space
• Poor understanding of what regulates social interactions
• Lacks personal boundaries
• Poor eye contact
• Sexually inappropriate
• Problem compromising or co-operating
• Withdraws, shuts down or acts out when overwhelmed
• Does not make the connection between behaviour and consequences

Behaviour

• May be viewed as manipulative
• Reacts badly to or resists change in routine
• Behaviour deteriorates when stressed, upset or frustrated
• Lies and confabulates (makes up stories to cover up for poor memory)
• Unpredictable
• Seems unable to resist peer pressure
• Demanding of time and attention
• Acts in a way that places self at risk of harm
• Acts in a way that places others at risk of harm (includes abuse and neglect of children)
• Unable to safely walk the streets or use public transport
• Bullies/threatens/intimidates others
• Likes intense experiences "living on the edge"

Attention, Activity and Impulsivity

• Acts on impulse
• Loses interest quickly
• Disorganised, messy, sloppy
• Has trouble doing things quietly
• Audible thinker "thinks it-says it"

Memory

• Problems remembering dates, times, appointments, daily tasks 
• Information seems to slip in and out- here today, gone tomorrow and back again three days later: inability to remember seems to be deliberate "selective memory"
• Forgets to take medication
• Unable to take and/or pass on a message 

Cognition (does not have to involve learning difficulties)

• Severe learning difficulties known/suspected; borderline IQ or below average verbal performance scores
• Easily confused
• Often frustrated
• Illogical, irrational
• Poor problem solving skills will persist with an approach which clearly doesn't work
• Unable to tell time or use analogue watch
• No sense of time can't tell the difference between ten minutes and one hour
• Difficulty seeing alternatives or unable to compromise
• Labeled as lazy, immature or unmotivated
• Problems understanding right and wrong