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Evan
Situation
Evan is 15 and attends a local secondary school. He has a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome. He is described by his teachers as verbally able and has a high word reading and spelling age. His teachers are increasingly concerned that he is falling behind academically and not completing his work in class. He frequently becomes noisy and sometimes verbally aggressive. His teachers feel he is showing signs of stress but if they offer help he shouts and walks out of the class.
Profile Information
Likes and Interests .
Animals; computer games; anything to do with the sea. ‘CSI’.
2. Dislikes, Fears and Worries
Feeling foolish; failure.
3. Communication
Very articulated with good expressive and receptive language skills; verbal comprehension is fine bit sometimes needs to assimilate longer and more complex verbal information.
4. Learning/Cognitive Style, Strengths and Preferences
Very visual learner. Good at practical activities and tasks. Good at rule-based and mechanical tasks.
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5. Difficulties and Weaknesses
Difficulties with planning and organizing work. Difficulty processing information at speed. Poor problem-solving skills. Difficulty with abstracting information from text, inference and deduction.
6. Sensory Issues
None noted.
Prioritizing
Priority 1- Shouting and Walking out of class
Priority 2- Completing work set.
Problem analysis
A discussion with Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo), class-based learning support and teachers indicated that Evan appeared to become aggressive and noisy in situations where he was required to give written answers or complete a complex tasks independently. There was no particular trigger but a pattern which suggested the aggressive and difficult behavior followed work related-problems. This would begin by him throwing down his pen and sighing. Difficult behavior also increased when he was offered help.
Problem solving
The hypothesis was that Evan was experiencing difficulty with aspects of school which involved planning, organizing and sequencing or completing tasks at speed. This was raising anxiety and causing behavior issues to emerge. His fear of failure and concern about feeling foolish was exacerbated when offered help which was making the situation worse for him.
