ABSTRACT
Many students at prestigious universities will indulge in risky or selfish behaviour seeming to care little about possible sanctions or any long-term consequences of their actions. Pupils with specific learning differences will have a combination of difficulties that will manifest themselves differently in different situations and at different ages. Those pupils diagnosed with dyspraxia, attention deficit or Asperger's Syndrome is at most risk of experiencing the widest range of executive function deficits. A diagnosis of dyslexia will alert teachers to literacy problems, dyspraxia to a clumsy child, attention deficit disorder to a pupil with poor concentration and Asperger's to the likelihood of the child experiencing social and behavioural problems. Results from the PIRLS Reading and Literacy assessments of 2016 show that that September born children scored on average 36 points more than August born children. When a pupil struggles at school, a diagnostic assessment may be organised to ascertain where the child's specific difficulties lie.
