Case+Study+of+a+Student

Jessica is a seven year old female with autism. She is a first grader, with high functioning Autism. Jessica is fully included into the classroom environment, where she makes limited effort to communicate and/or work with peers her own age. She has difficulty using appropriate responses when called on and on her own to initiate conversation. She does not play with the other students at recess or in the classroom, and often times when small situations occur where Jessica makes a mistake, she will make noises or repetitively speak to herself. She uses gestures often when speaking by moving her hands, jumping, or wandering the room. When there is a change in her daily schedule, Jessica gets very upset and begins to scream and hit herself repeatedly. She has negative responses to overstimulating tasks such as group work, using technology, and classroom parties. Jessica has a hard time transitioning throughout the day, therefore requires support from a Paraprofessional to be successful at school. Jessica is reading at a third grade level, creates beautiful art, but has difficulty with writing. She also performs on grade level for math.