Difficulty following multistep directions is a hallmark of APD. However, as with the other key indicators of APD, this type of difficulty can arise from many factors: Does the child not hear the directions in the first place? Does he hear them but not understand precisely what they mean? Does he both hear and understand, but forget them as soon as they are presented? Does he hear, understand, and remember them, but, somewhere in following through, become sidetracked by something else—a new toy, the sight of leaves blowing in the wind outside the window—and never complete the task as directed?
