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CASE STUDIES
Andrew
| Andrew is eleven.
He has been diagnosed as having ADHD under control with Ritalin. He
also is on the Autism Spectrum. he doesn’t communicate very well and
appears quite happy to sit for long periods of time doing very little. If
asked to do some written work he will inevitably bring out a dictionary
which he will
look at for extensive periods until asked to put it away. He might
then write two words before repeating the same procedure again. He
will often spend a long time searching in his schoolbag for a pencil or
other objects
which he may not even need. |
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He
does not relate well to other children but he often appears to hang about
on the periphery
of
their activities. In group activities his contributions are often not
appropriate and he seems to cause annoyance to the group. He is a very
good
reader and enjoys one to one reading with the teacher.
His co-ordination
is poor and he finds getting changed for P.E. difficult. He cannot tie
his shoe
laces nor his school tie. He is often seen with his shirt hanging out and
looking generally dishevelled.
Andrew seems to
be drawn to another child who also has ADHD although Robert doesn’t normally
present any problems other than being a bit hyperactive before he takes his
Ritalin tablet. They are regularly either best friends or complete enemies. On
one notable occasion both boys were brought into the teacher by a dinner lady.
Andrew had had Robert round the throat and was apparently choking him. This
was a serious incident and Andrew was called in with his parents to the head
teacher. During discussion it was discovered that Andrew had been attended
karate classes with his brother and was enjoying them greatly. Andrew then
explained that he was only playing with Robert in the playground. He was
unable
to distinguish between the two settings.
Strategies
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