The student may:

• Lash out verbally at others

• Engage others in arguments and conflict

• Unwilling to let issues go or drop them

• Dislike being told what to do

• Do the opposite of what told

• Smile, cross arms, stomp feet, etc when reusing to follow directives

• Become aggressive and act out when told to do something

• Only do tasks or activities they like or enjoy

• Strong verbal protest

• Tantrums and meltdowns when told to do something

• Quietly refuse to do as told

• Remaining in place and refusing to move

• Scowl, appear angry, agitated, irritated, etc

• Withdraw (emotionally or physically)

• Challenge the authority of adults

• Refuse to comply with adult requests

• Refuse to follow classroom routines

• Project blame onto others

• Denies the obvious

• Unable to admit a mistake

• Poor judgment

• Difficulty going from Point A to Point B

• Enormous energy and persistence

• Often plays out scenes of control

• May ask the same question over and over

• Prefers to focus with intensity on one task

• Often have only a couple of friends they seek to control

• Inflexible in their emotions