Compulsive Solutions

Compulsive behaviors, patterns and mental tricks are adopted to reduce the mistakes and frustration caused by disorientation. Many compulsive solutions were once appropriate learning tools, but are now simply slowing down or stopping the learning process. Some of these are:

· Extreme concentration

· Memorizing rather than understanding

· Rereading over and over

· Sounding out each letter of every word

· Avoiding reading or writing tasks

· Getting others to read or write for them

· Becoming class clown

· Adopting the “I don’t care” attitude

· Making up creative excuses for not doing the task

· Breaking down in tears

It is when one or more compulsive solutions are used routinely that the disability has been created.