| ID |
Case Study Name |
Description |
| 23 |
Abbie Lane |
N/A |
| 7 |
Alex |
Alex is an eighteen-year-old junior. He has been blind from birth. Alex is a bright young man and has excelled in school. |
| 11 |
Brian |
Brian is a 13-year-old male who sustained a severe closed head injury in a bicycle accident. |
| 18 |
Carlos |
Carlos, a 16-year-old junior in high school with a significant learning disability, plans to attend college upon graduation. |
| 15 |
Carrie |
Carrie is a 15-year-old freshman. She is receiving special education services as a student with a learning disability. She has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder that is under control with Ritalin. |
| 4 |
Chad Staus |
Chad is 13 years old and entering the 8th grade. He suffers from TBI (which occurred when Chad was 12 years old). |
| 8 |
Chuck |
Chuck is a 10-year-old fourth grade student. Chuck has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder and has been identified as a student with a disability under the category of Other Health Impairment. |
| 5 |
Clarke Gable |
Clarke is 10 years old and entering the 5th grade. He has learning disabilities, emotional disorders, and attention deficit hyperactice disorder (ADHD) overlay. |
| 3 |
Daniel DeFoe |
Daniel is 9 years old and entering the 4th grade. He suffers from Autism/Asperger's syndrome. |
| 22 |
DeMonte` |
DeMonte` is a student who has expressed a deep interest in math and science prior to placement in formalized school settings. He is an aggressive reader and seems more interested in topics than his ability to tackle the material. |
| 1 |
Hewlitt Packard |
Hewlitt is 13 years old and entering 7th grade. He is hemiplegic, spastic and has athetoid cerebral palsy. |
| 25 |
Ian |
Ian is an 8 year 1 month old male diagnosed with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. He is fully included in a general education 2nd grade classroom. He attended a special education preschool, but has been fully included in general education since then. He is nonambulatory and independently drives a power wheelchair using a joystick with his right hand. Ian receives physical therapy three times per week for 30 minutes per session and occupational therapy two times per week for 40 minutes per session. Ian uses speech to meet his daily communication needs. His speech is generally intelligible to most communication partners unless he is tired or sick or otherwise has inadequate breath support. He lives at home with both parents and a younger brother where English is the only language spoken. Ian participates in boy scouts and therapeutic horseback riding once each per week. |
| 13 |
Jason |
Jason is a 14-year-old eighth grader. He has received special education services as a student with a learning disability and Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder since the third grade. |
| 10 |
Jeff |
Jeff is an 8-year-old second grade student. He was retained and is repeating the second grade. Despite the efforts of Jeff’s teacher and parents, Jeff is not making the academic progress that the other students are making. |
| 9 |
Julie |
Julie is a 30-month-old girl who lives with her parents and her infant sister. She will turn three years old on June 3. When she was 22 months old, her mother became concerned about her language skills. |
| 6 |
Liz |
Liz is a 14-year-old eighth grader. She will be entering high school in the fall. Liz has been identified with a learning disability since the third grade. |
| 2 |
Lori Lindau |
Lori is 9 years old and entering the 3rd grade. She suffers from dual sensory impairment and mental retardation. |
| 19 |
Marcia |
Marcia, a 20-year-old student with mild cognitive disabilities and a mild hearing impairment, has a transition goal of full-time employment upon graduation this year. |
| 24 |
Maria |
Maria is a 6 year 5 month old female who has been diagnosed with multiple disabilities including mild cognitive impairment and a profound hearing loss in her left ear that is unaided She has a history of ear infections and has received pressure equalization (PE) tubes Her vision is reportedly within normal limits Maria has little or no functional speech, but uses several communication modalities to express her basic needs and wants including gestures, manual signs, and spoken word approximations Maria demonstrates developmental delays in receptive and expressive language skills, fine motor skills, and self-help skills. Maria is independently ambulatory and has functional use of her upper extremities. She demonstrates low muscle tone and generalized muscle weakness. Maria resides at home with her family where the primary language spoken is Spanish. |
| 26 |
Matthew |
Matthew is a 7 year old child with a diagnosis of autism. He was diagnosed at age 22 months. Up until 19 months of age, he had been developing seemingly normal and then began losing skills and becoming much more introverted. Upon diagnosis, he was enrolled in First Steps and began working with a speech clinician, occupational therapist, and developmental therapist. The parents augmented these services with private therapy focused on behavior and communication. |
| 21 |
Natasha |
Natasha is a student who enjoys being in school and working “like the big kids do.” She has had extensive day-care setting situations which included state criteria recommendations for program and age appropriate development activities. |
| 17 |
Norman |
Norman is an extremely bright 15-year-old sophomore. He is eligible to receive special education services as a student with a hearing impairment. |
| 20 |
Penny Parnell |
N/A |
| 16 |
Ray |
Ray is a 17-year-old junior who receives special education services as a student with a mild mental disability. |
| 14 |
Rick |
Rick is an 18-year-old senior who was evaluated as a possible student with a learning disability when he was in the sixth grade. |
| 27 |
Sara |
Sara is 10 years old and attends a public elementary school. While Sara performs certain academic skills close to grade level, she has particular difficulty with tasks that require comprehension and problem-solving. She required minimal assistance prior to the third grade, but as work has become more complex so have Sara’s support needs. Sara is also prone to becoming anxious, and is incredibly rigid and rule-bound. |
| 12 |
Stephanie |
Stephanie is a 9-year-old female who sustained a traumatic brain injury when she was an unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle accident. |
