Reference no: EM132393081
Ryan's parents have come to dread the phone calls from his teacher. He is only 6 years old, but he is already viewed as a discipline problem. When Ryan was 3, his nursery school teacher informed his parents that Ryan's pushy behavior interfered with the play of his classmates. The nursery school teacher described his as an undisciplined child. At age 4, his preschool teacher said the other children complained about Ryan's aggressive behavior. At age 5, his kindergarten teacher described him as a wild boy who ran about the room knocking toys off the shelf and interrupting other children. His classmates did not want to play with him because he was so aggressive. Now Ryan's first-grade teacher compares him to a tornado. When Ryan enters a room, he changes the tone from a peaceful and quiet class to total pandemonium. Ryan's distraught parents are reluctant to take him anywhere because of his sudden tantrums. He has never been invited to a birthday party and has no playmates. Ryan's parents finally sought help from a pediatric neurologist.
Fully discuss the assessment of developmental disorders and clinical therapeutic interventions paying careful attention to the following areas:
Deficits in Executive Functioning: Discuss existing accommodations and adaptations in the home setting and in the school. Discuss suggested special accommodations and adaptations for the child in each case.
Deficits in Motor and Sensory Functions: Discuss existing parent/teacher strategies and activities. Discuss suggested parent/teacher interventions and activities - home setting and classroom adaptations.
Deficits in Visual Skills: Discuss existing parent/teacher strategies and activities. Discuss suggested parent/teacher interventions and activities - home setting and classroom adaptations.
Deficits in Memory and Attention: Discuss ways to improve the child's memory and strategies/activities for parents and teachers.