Autistic Spectrum Disorders Case Study

In the case study about an individual with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, we learn about a boy who is diagnosed with autism at a young age and how school accommodates this. Blake Kwon was the third child to Mr. and Mrs. Kwon. When Blake was a baby, his parents were concerned that he was not responsive to or interested in people or other stimuli like their two other children, who were both girls. They dismissed these concerns as simply being the difference between raising boys and girls. When Blake was one and not making noises or reaching for people or toys, the Kwon decided to share their concerns with their on base pediatrician. After an inadequate examination and assessment, the pediatrician concluded that Blake was retarded. Later that year …show more content…
Based on the information available, I think that Carlos is eligible for special education services because he scored well below average on the written expression test that the school psychologist gave him. The psychologist also noted that he would become agitated when asked to write responses and felt more comfortable and gave complete answers when asked to respond verbally. In addition, the special education teacher noted that Carlos had difficulty translating his ideas into written form. These are all great resources for them to use in forming an IEP for Carlos and helping become a better student. I think that vocational planning should be part of Carlos’ IEP because if you get him interested in a career field he may come to see school in a different way than he does now. A great career field would be one where he can express his leadership skills and not have to do a lot of writing things, for example a career in construction or even in driving a truck like his dad. I think Carlos wanted to participate in his IEP meeting because he would like to have his input on different things like what are his interest and how he can take the test or do different things besides writing papers, etc. I think Carlos should be a major source on information on how the teachers can accommodate his needs within their class without singles him out. In addition, he knows how what makes him feel comfortable. I would recommend that Carlos should be on some type of behavioral plan, like the points systems or a check in/out form, this way we can see how different things affect his behavior and how we can confront these issues. I would also recommend that Carlos should be able to take his test orally in the resource room and have modifications on writing assignments like longer time to complete the same amount as the others or have the