Head injuries can cause serious and lasting cognitive problems. The following questions can help you determine when it’s time to seek a professional diagnosis for head injuries. Concussion Test: Have you ever experienced any hit to the head or any sudden movement of the head (e.g., whiplash)? Following the head injury, did you experience any of the following: Headaches Migraines Confusion Nausea Brain Fog Dizziness

Issues with socialization can cause one to struggle understanding social issues or to experience negative feelings towards social situations among other things. The following list of questions about social issues can help you determine when it’s time to seek a professional diagnosis for social problems. Does your child… Struggle to social cues such as facial expressions or body language? Find it difficult to understand jokes? Sarcasm? Tend to be shy or timid and neglect to speak when spoken to? Actively avoid certain places or activities? Fear that something bad will happen to themselves or others? Have problems spending the night away from home? Experience fear or anxiety if they have to perform/speak in front of others? Have habits or behaviors that seem ritualistic that they must do over and over (e.g., line up things, wash hands over and over)? Form strong attachments to everyday items or objects so much so that it can be hard to part with or let go of them? Neglect to play with other children? Have emotional reactions when they have to change activities or if their routine is disrupted? Misperceive situations or take too many things to heart (e.g., wears their heart on their sleeve)?

Behavioral issues can manifest as acting out or a resistance to authority among other symptoms. The following questions about behavioral issues can help determine when it’s time to seek a professional diagnosis for behavior problems. Does your child or loved one… Have an explosive or violent temper? Have verbal or physical outbursts? Oftentimes "lose control” or exhibit destructive behavior? Taken things from people that don’t belong to them? Lie to get things their way or things they want? Find him or herself easily annoyed by others? Complain that they are not treated fairly? Frequently argue with adults or people in charge? Throw temper tantrums? Ever become uncooperative or stubborn and struggle to follow rules? Act out and cause problems at school or at activities outside of the home? Refuse to do what is asked of them when it comes to schoolwork or chores? Ever become moody?

Issues with attention can manifest as experiencing difficulty staying on task, focusing, and managing one's time among many other things. The following questions about attention issues can help you determine when it’s time to seek a professional diagnosis. Do you or a loved one… Have difficulties paying attention or concentrating? Avoid starting new important tasks? Sometimes begin a task but never end up completing it? Find it difficult to tune into the conversation you are having when there are others happening around you? Have the impulse to jump or interject into a conversation as soon as a thought strikes you? Make careless mistakes because a task is boring, repetitive, or difficult? Ever feel restless or find yourself fidgeting? Have a hard time retaining information? Need to take breaks regularly? Sometimes forget something you were just told? Struggle concentrating when speaking with others? Frequently misplace items or have difficulty finding them? Easily become distracted by other motion or movement in the room? Find yourself typically distracted? Have difficulties managing your time? Find yourself drifting off even when you are trying to pay attention?

Do you have trouble starting tasks? Feel overwhelmed with large projects? Feel disorganized? Struggle with time management? Often find yourself late to appointments and events? Have difficulty multitasking?

The following list of questions for memory problems can help you determine when it’s time to seek a professional diagnosis for memory issues. Are you or a loved one forgetting recent conversations? Forgetting to complete tasks? Forgetting the reason for entering a room?