I'm going to split it up cos it's enormous...apologies in advance.
Attention and listening
X’s attention and listening skills are reduced and variable, he appears to be more engaged at home than at Nursery, possibly due to the busy, stimulating environment at Nursery which is naturally more distracting. X is able to sit and play with toys such as wooden building blocks for a considerable length of time, however he requires adult support in order to remain engaged.
X often flits from one activity to another and can find it difficult to settle at a task even if he usually enjoys it, he can often appear to be in his own world. X sometimes appears to really want to concentrate but may find an activity too difficult or intense, he usually removes himself briefly from the activity, engages in self-stimulating behaviour such as hand flapping and then re-engages in the activity with adult support.
X is able to remain focused and motivated for short periods on activities that he does not enjoy (such as the language assessment) when it is broken down into small sections and he knows he can have a small immediate reward such as a chocolate button after each small section.
X displays some repetitive and self-stimulating behaviours, he often engages in hand flapping and makes repetitive noises, he usually does this in response to stress, change, under or over sensory stimulation. X also engages in stereotypical play such as acting out television programmes or trips on the underground, when he is engaged in these repetitive behaviours it can be difficult to gain X’s attention, although he will sometimes respond to his name. X is more likely to respond to very familiar adults such as his parents but may not respond to others’ attempts to gain his attention.