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General

Work related

Employed in areas that emphasize use of visual imagery.  (Entrepreneurs, engineers, tradesmen, artists, executives, ITs, salesmen or athletes.)
Difficulty focussing on the task at hand: may excel at multitasking.
Has difficulty with or is stressed by organizing meetings or events.
Inability to follow-through, finish tasks or consistently hold a job.
Unable to advance in the workplace due to a fear of, or inability to complete written exams.

Vision and reading

Experiences headaches, stomach aches or stress while reading.
Confused by letters, numbers, words or sequences.
Unaware that reading or writing shows repetitions, additions, transpositions, omissions, substitutions and reversals in letters, numbers and/or words.
Proof-reading is ineffective.
Extremely keen sighted and observant, or lacks depth perception and peripheral vision.
Avoids reading aloud; finds silent reading easier.
Needs to reread information several times in order to comprehend.
Gets tired or bored easily from reading.

Writing and spelling

Trouble with writing or copying, pencil grip is unusual, hand cramps up, handwriting varies or is illegible.
Poor spelling; relies on "spell-check" before sending emails, memos or documents.
Difficulty filling out forms.
Uses only capitals letters or mixes upper case and lower case when writing; combines cursive and print;  frequently abbreviates words.
May alter word choice when writing - to avoid spelling mistakes.

Hearing and speech

Appears to hear things not said or apparent to others; argues frequently; often accused of "not listening."
Difficulty putting thoughts into words,  stutters under stress, mispronounces long words, or transposes phrases, words and syllables when speaking.
Easily distracted or frustrated by sounds when trying to focus.

Math and time management

Has difficulty managing time: consistently late or too early, difficulty predicting how long a task may take.
Dependent on finger counting, calculators and other math tricks.
Difficulty counting objects or dealing with money.
May show exceptional talent in math.

Memory and Cognition

Excellent long-term memory for experiences, locations, faces and specialized areas of interest.
Poor memory for sequences, names, facts and information that has not been experienced.
Thinks primarily with images and feeling, not sounds or words.
Skilled at problem-solving - may have an answer well before others.

Directionality

Difficulty with North, East, South and West; reading a map; confuses left and right.