Natasha Case Study Essay

Miss Natasha Reed was referred for evaluation by her third grade teacher. The teacher expressed all of her concerns when it came to Natasha’s reading abilities. Her reading fluency was slow and extremely delayed however that was because she could only sound out a few words at a time. Even though she is in the third grade, Natasha is stuck reading at a first grade level. I have included a diagnosis below as well as providing reasons and feedback as to why I chose this diagnosis and what treatments are out there to help this condition.
The primary diagnosis that best fits Natasha would be a mild/moderate case of Intellectual Disability. I choose to diagnose her with this condition based off of her symptoms that were provided; it correlated …show more content…
I believe Natasha’s case reflects cultural-familial. I suggest this because based off the information in the case study, she was not tested until elementary school, showed no obvious cause for the disorder, and her appearance didn’t stand out. Causes for the Cultural-Familial type of Intellectual Disability correspond with the child’s genes as well as environmental experiences. Meaning even though neither of Natasha’s parents seem to have any Learning disabilities, Natasha may have been deprived in environmental experiences. Though Natasha was the youngest out of her 3 other siblings, her cognitive stimulation was somehow deprived. This may very well be due to the fact that everyone is so busy with their own lives they are neglecting to actually take time to provide Natasha with the interactions that are needed to stimulate these abilities. With both parents having demanding jobs, they may lack in spending additional time at home. When Natasha was staying with her mother before going to preschool, outside of physical developmental delays no other symptoms were noticeable. It may have been that additional one-on-one time Natasha was spending with her mom was the interaction she needed to