Case Study of a Child with Autism

Tommy R. is a 6-year-old boy and a kindergarten student in a K-8 combined elementary and junior high school in the San Jose greater metropolitan area. There has been a meeting requested by his educational team and parents to talk about his behavior in school and cognitive abilities in the classroom. School staff have been receiving complaints from Tommy’s teacher and classroom staff about not following direction and non-compliance. Tommy also struggles with completing some classroom tasks as well.

Her kindergarten teacher recognized her inability to stay focused compared to her peers. In first grade, Grace took longer to complete assignments, had a tendency to daydream, and had difficulty with paper and pencil tasks which was the most noticable in math. Her first and second grade teachers provided her with additional educational support through small group instruction, and she receives weekly instruction from the reading specialist. Finally, her scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition and Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement show she has deficits in the areas of Working Memory, Passage Comprehension and Math Fluency. Since information has been obtained by a variety of dependable sources, identifying Grace as a learning disable child is

Autism is categorized by deficits in maintaining social relationships and difficulty communicating. The number of children being diagnosed with autism is steadily increasing. Therefore the need incorporate effective interventions that focus on the development of the individual child has become an imperative component for their success. The key for children with Autism to achieve academic and social success depends upon the collaborative effort that is shared among all parties involved: family, teachers, peers; mental health professionals and the community.

Since the birth of your son/daughter you have dealt with many hurtles and obstacles ever since their doctor said these four words, “Your child has Autism”. No matter where your child is in the Autism Spectrum, you knew that there would be challenges throughout their lives, and I’m sure you also knew that you would do anything you could to help them conquer these challenges.

Autism is a term many have heard but not many know what it entails. I chose to learn more about autism because I have seen many people with this disability and want to learn more about it. My first college roommate has? autism and I was bothered by her actions that I had to move to a different room the next semester. I was able to interview her and get her take on autism and how it affects her life and daily tasks. I interviewed a college student named Ana and she had many views and opinions on her disability and how it makes her not only different but unique. She is studying Spanish and meteorology and has love for both. She loves sharing about herself she is bilingual and says that meteorology is her ‘‘favorite thing in the whole world’’.

A review of the records reveals the member to be a young male with a birth date of 12/25/2004. The member has diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). His provider, Charles Kennedy, Ph.D. has requested MT at the continued rate of 4 hours per week for 120 days.

Before the nineteenth century individuals with disabilities were often seen as burdens or victims. They were also housed in asylums and institutions isolating them from the rest of the world and treating them in a non-human manner. Fortunately, that sub-human treatment was addressed in the late nineteenth by enacting major laws such as the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) to include individuals with disabilities in the societies institutions proving them access to education and jobs and enable them to be functional in the societies through special education and accommodations. To be more clear and specific on disabilities labels, the federal government had recognized thirteen categories of disabilities determining their legal definitions and the required special education needs for each one. Autism is one of the thirteen disabilities that the federal government has acknowledge to help individuals with autism spectrum disorders be functional in the society and ensure their inclusion in the schools, institutions and the society overall.

There are times, however, when a child doesn’t follow the normal stages of development according to the age boundaries in the EYFS. A child with autism, for example, find interaction and communication incredibly difficult. Sensory things like sound tend to distract the child, and often to escape the “sensory chaos” the autistic child will focus on physical sensations, e.g. Hand flapping, banging on objects, or they sometimes make their own auditory sounds, as this helps allow them to exclude the other stimuli that are overloading their brain. It is important to adapt your form of communication when interacting with these children. Building a strong relationship, by forming a trusting bond, will help promote their development. Show the

Autism is one of the fastest growing developmental disabilities today. With this disorder being so vast and with the amount of information obtained from research, it remains a mystery in regards to its origin. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is considered a neurodevelopmental disorder with no real source but may be biologically interceded. Whether it is heredity or environmental, early interventions demonstrate a positive effect in children with ASD and their development. There is still no clear mode of inheritance or biological origin, but there are ways of assisting children with ASD to become independent adults. The purpose of this research is to examine the many different factors one as a parent or research can do for a child with ASD in their early developmental stage.

Zoia Caraman waited years for her son George’s first session of intensive autism therapy funded by the province, which she hoped would change his life. But that session will no longer come.

A referral for a neuropsychological evaluation for Larry, age 11, is made to Dr. Stanford Binet. Larry exhibits difficulty with organization, sitting still, staying on task, controlling anger outbursts, and has not been completing work on level with his same aged peers. The NEPSY-II is one of the few neuropsychological tests that can be used with children 3 years of age to 16 years of age. The LNNB was created in the 1970s as a qualitative and quantitative approach measure in neuropsychology. The LNNB not only gives diagnostic information but also provides a basis for clinical applications and treatment. The Kufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) was designed to measure cognitive ability in children. Testing measures that are outside of the scope of a professional’s knowledge and training should not be used by said professional; therefore, one

Children who have pragmatic language impairments often have difficulty with language comprehension, telling stories and participating in conversations. This typically leads to further problems fitting in with their peers, making friends and being successful within a classroom. There has been a lot of research regarding effective treatments for improving social skills for students with autism. “One barrier to drawing conclusions about optimal treatments for children with autism is the use of highly varied dependent measures in the treatment literature” (Cunningham, 2012, p.1). The study conducted by Cunningham focuses on reviewing previous studies on this topic and addressing variables important in the development and the measures taken within those studies. The studies used assessed social interaction skills in young children with autism through a focus on various related literatures.

Autism is a life-long developmental disorder/disability that affects the brain’s normal development of social interaction, communication skills, and overall cognitive function. Typically symptoms and conditions of autism appear during early childhood within the first 3 years of life.

Through assessment, the child more often than not will be observed in the classroom as it is a natural setting for the student. During this developmental age, interventions are focused towards the child’s success in the educational setting (Stoddart, 2005). It is important to find the right classroom fit for each child as bullying is an issue that could come about from the child’s characteristics that come along with Asperger Syndrome (Stoddart, 2005). Eleven is the average age of diagnosis for Asperger Syndrome. Although eleven is the average, many characteristics can be noticeable during the infancy and early childhood years (Stoddart, 2005).

Autism is a neurological disorder. Walker-Smith and colleagues discovered low concentrations of alpha-1 antitrypsin in children with typical autism while D'Eufemia and colleagues identified abnormal intestinal permeability, a feature of small intestinal enteropathy, in 43% of a group of autistic children with no gastrointestinal symptoms. Autistic disorders result from the incomplete breakdown and excessive absorption of gut-derived peptides from foods. These peptides may exert central-opioid effects directly or through the formation of ligands with peptidase enzymes that required for breakdown of endogenous central-nervous-system opioids, leading to disruption of normal neuroregulation and brain development by endogenous encephalins and endorphins.