Bogdan's Case Study

Bogdan is a 12-year-old male in the 7th grade who was brought in for services by his adoptive mother. Bogdan’s mother scheduled him to meet with a social worker because of his behaviors. It was reported by Bogdan’s mother reported that he often gets upset with his siblings and hit or kick them. However, it was also stated by Bogdan’s mother that she found Bogdan attempting to suffocate each of his younger siblings when they were babies. “The neurodevelopmental disorders are a group of conditions with onset in the developmental period. Neurodevelopmental disorders typically manifest early in development, often before the child enters grade school, and are characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of personal, social, academic,

Although, his mother has stated that he doesn’t like changes. Autism Spectrum Disorder 299.0 (F84.0). (Behavioral and emotional disorder) (Moderate) When he was coming over to the United States when he was three years old, it was mentioned he cried the entire flight and that’s an immense changed for a three-year-old to go through. Bogdan’s school has complained of his inability to focus and the increase in his disruptive behaviors. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 314.01 (F90.8) (with self-injurious behavior) (Severe). Bogdan shows sign of inattention and disorganization entail inability to stay on task, seeming not to listen, and losing materials, at levels that are inconsistent with age or developmental level. Hyperactivity-impulsivity entails overactivity, fidgeting, inability to stay seated, intruding into other people’s activities, an inability to wait—symptoms that are excessive for age or developmental level. Bogdan’s teacher states that in small group classroom activities, Bogdan has trouble with restlessness and will stumble over his words, pause excessively, and restart talking rapidly and loudly. Specific Learning Disorder 315.00 (F81.0), (With impairment in reading)

First Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bogdan I felt that his behavioral and emotional disorder falls into the category of Autism. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a biologically based neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in two major domains: 1) deficits in social communication and social interaction. In with this case study Bogdan fails at both, e.g., Bogdan has no friends, and often has “meltdowns” when he cannot get his way. Second Specific Learning Disorder, Bogdan struggle with keeping up academic with his classmates. Third Attention -Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Bogdan was slow to engage with the social worker and was easily distracted by other things that are within the room, e.g., toy car. In Last, Tic Disorder Bogdan teachers motioned that they were concerned about occasional facial “tic.” The reason the others were excluded Intellectual Disorder, Communication Disorder, and Motor Disorder in my opinion, it wasn’t enough fact to support the