Case Study of a Child with Autism
CASE STUDY PROFILE
A. GENERAL PROFILE
Jasmine is an 11.8 years old girl. She was born on January 10, 2001 and the eldest of two siblings. In 2008, because of continued concerns with her being “makulit”, she was brought to Dr. Panlilio, a child neurologist. She was diagnosed with mild epileftiform seizures and was prescribed Keppra 250mg/day. In June 2011, she was brought to another child neurologist, Dr. Lucban for follow up. She was advised to continue medications and take a follow up EEG. She was further referred by her pediatrician to Dr. Mark Reysio Cruz for developmental assessment. The initial impression was Intellectual Disability and he recommended SPED schooling for her. Likewise, because she is of school age, she was also referred to Kidpsych, Inc. for Psycho educational Evaluation to determine her current level of cognitive and academic functioning. Jaja, (as she is fondly called) was able to crawl at 4 months, gave her first smile at 5 months, was able to sit by 7 months, talked by 8 months, walked by 11 months and ran at 1 year and 9 months old. She spoke phrases by 2 years of age and was able to speak in complete sentences at 4 years of age. Jaja is a fair complexioned 11 year old girl, of light build with black eyes and long hair. According to her mother, her immunizations are complete and hearing and visual screening results are normal. She has a pleasant personality and seems to be in a happy mood at all times. According to Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) test, she was rated as mildly deficient in the socialization domain (age equivalent of 5 years and 7 months). With her interpersonal relationships, she is able to identify others, responds to social communication and make her own friends. She has a best friend of the same gender. She also initiates social small talk when meeting acquaintances. She remembers birthdays of friends and family, but does not yet make or buy small gifts for them. She still has difficulty
A. GENERAL PROFILE
Jasmine is an 11.8 years old girl. She was born on January 10, 2001 and the eldest of two siblings. In 2008, because of continued concerns with her being “makulit”, she was brought to Dr. Panlilio, a child neurologist. She was diagnosed with mild epileftiform seizures and was prescribed Keppra 250mg/day. In June 2011, she was brought to another child neurologist, Dr. Lucban for follow up. She was advised to continue medications and take a follow up EEG. She was further referred by her pediatrician to Dr. Mark Reysio Cruz for developmental assessment. The initial impression was Intellectual Disability and he recommended SPED schooling for her. Likewise, because she is of school age, she was also referred to Kidpsych, Inc. for Psycho educational Evaluation to determine her current level of cognitive and academic functioning. Jaja, (as she is fondly called) was able to crawl at 4 months, gave her first smile at 5 months, was able to sit by 7 months, talked by 8 months, walked by 11 months and ran at 1 year and 9 months old. She spoke phrases by 2 years of age and was able to speak in complete sentences at 4 years of age. Jaja is a fair complexioned 11 year old girl, of light build with black eyes and long hair. According to her mother, her immunizations are complete and hearing and visual screening results are normal. She has a pleasant personality and seems to be in a happy mood at all times. According to Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) test, she was rated as mildly deficient in the socialization domain (age equivalent of 5 years and 7 months). With her interpersonal relationships, she is able to identify others, responds to social communication and make her own friends. She has a best friend of the same gender. She also initiates social small talk when meeting acquaintances. She remembers birthdays of friends and family, but does not yet make or buy small gifts for them. She still has difficulty