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This case study was one of the four summaries written during the course. A full length description was supposed to be read of the exceptional child named Tela to be able to write the summary of their exceptionality and appropriate accomodations required....

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Case Study Tela

Anonymous University of South Carolina EDEX 523 Anonymous Instructor March 21, 2021

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Tela is a six-year-old female who exhibits developmental delays in academics and selfhelp skills. She also has language delays which is all a part of her ELN. She will have a hard time maintaining disciplinary behavior, remembering directions, and socializing properly. A few solutions to this could be specific medical and early interventions, and other simple accommodations in the general classroom. Tela could be given clear instructions and rules that and be provided with a Talk Therapy as well. As a student with Behavioral Disorder and having to face many challenges, Tela is required to have assistance emotionally and physically as she lack self-help skills and appropriate behavior at any time. For future issues as well, she will be required to have someone comfortable to rely on. The exceptionality found in Tela is possibly Emotional Behavioral Disorder. Additionally, a condition that could also be concluded is Autism as it is somewhat related to the characteristics. According to WebMD, Autism affects language skills, behavior and social interactions (Bhandari, 2019). Tela is known to have language delay because she currently uses 2 to 3-word sentences to communicate. This could be a sign of Autism but it doesn’t necessarily mean it is part of Autism as no two people with this ELN have the same signs. “Language or speech disorders can also be present with emotional or behavioral disorders” (CDC, 2021). Therefore, we can conclude that Tela’s language delays can be part of her Behavioral Disorder. Behavioral disorder include disruptive behavior, inattention, hyperactivity, temper tantrums and etc. “And what we found was that language may play a role in the development of behavior problems, because language is a tool that children can use to help them guide their behavior and control their behavior, especially in difficult situations” (NICHD, 2014). The text states that Tela behaves aggressively and it has worsened over the span of two years. She will become angry instantly or scream and bite whenever someone upsets her. These are all major signs of a

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Behavioral Disorder. “Symptoms of conduct disorder include aggression to people and animals, property damage, deception and intentionally breaking rules” (SickKids Staff, 2017). From this misbehavior, Tela will also start to question authority and disobey rules. She exhibits repetitive mannerisms such as hand flapping, eye blinking, repeated hand washing, and running in circles. She will do these actions repetitively unlike once, as asked by an adult. Her mother could not get her to successfully potty train as well. Academically, Tela meets motor skill milestones at the same rate as her peers. But, has developmental delays in academics and self-help skills. From this, we could assume that she has trouble paying attention in the classroom, from both her language delay as well as her disruptive behavior during class. As she has frequent outbursts, we could assume again that it has also happened during the classroom more than once. “Students with emotional and behavioral disorders display problem behaviors to an excessive degree” (Smith et al., 2018, p.278). This could cause a disruption during the general classroom and Tela will also have trouble focusing on her tasks herself. There will be many challenges Tela will face. Academically, she will have problemsolving skills. As the text states, she lacks self-help skills. This could include daily activities such as brushing, dressing, eating, and other tasks that don’t require assistance. Without self-help skills, Tela will struggle in the future independently. Currently, she has poor socialization skills and poor eye contact. This means she will struggle with personal relationships. It will continue to be a challenge for Tela if solutions are not introduced anytime soon. A form of nonverbal communication is Eye contact and this is a big part of social interaction between people as it has a large influence on our social and cognitive behavior (Ivonechovski, 2014). A behavioral skill Tela will struggle with is the need for routines. As her mother is unsuccessful with helping Tela carry out many of the rules, it will become a challenge for her to comply with any rules set by

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anyone or any authorities. This will become a problem in the future as well because there are several rules and directions we have to follow when we step outside our houses. For example, driving requires us to know almost every rule before we get our permits. For a student with behavioral disorders, a teacher could definitely have many solutions set up for them in the classroom. Early Intervention and Accommodation will be necessary for a better education. Firstly, the teacher will have to recognize or be let known about the ELN and carry out early intervention accordingly. The teacher could set rules in the classroom and make sure they are clear and act according to it and explain the consequences of breaking rules and disruptive behavior. Lastly, they could respond to the disruptive behavior a time out or verbal lecture. This could be a solution to one of the problems of complying with rules, as mentioned earlier. Another solution is allowing accommodations and medical interventions for Tela. She could get frequent and/or schedule breaks or any types of breaks in between her assignments. During this time the teacher could have a professional over for talk therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy treatment every once in two weeks or so. The person could talk with Tela about several different things and grow comfortable with her on a deep level. This could be seen as a medical intervention for the several problems Tela might face at home and at school. The student may face challenges in the future as well, so her talk therapy should stay constant even outside school hours. As compared to Behavioral Disorders and Autism, Tela has a bigger problem with disruptive behavior rather than just being overly active. She has a hard time with socializing and controlling her behavior. She will use 2 to 3-word sentences to communicate and will face challenges such as sudden outbursts, obeying rules and remembering routines in the future; therefore, I believe behavioral disorders is her exceptionality. But there are many solutions such

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as using medical and early interventions both at home and in a general classroom. Talk Therapy is a great way to become comfortable with Tela and assist her with her daily struggles and teaching her how to overcome it slowly at such a young age. An additional accommodation includes giving the student a clear set of instructions with descriptions of consequences if broken.

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References Bhandari, S. (2019, October 15). ADHD or Autism? How Are ADHD and Autism Different? Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhoodadhd/adhd-or-autism CDC. (2021, February 22). Language and speech disorders in children. Retrieved March 22, 2021, from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/languagedisorders.html#:~:text=Language%20or%20speech%20disorders%20can%20also%20be %20present%20with%20emotional,difficulties%20with%20speech%20and%20language. NICHD. (2014, August 18). Poor early language skills may be linked to kids' behavior problems. Retrieved March 22, 2021, from https://www.nichd.nih.gov/newsroom/releases/081814-podcast-early-language SickKids Staff. (2017, June 20). AboutKidsHealth. Retrieved March 22, 2021, from https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Article?contentid=1925&language=English Ivonechovski. (2014, July 18). Eye contact and social interaction. Retrieved March 22, 2021, from https://ivonechovski.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/eye-contact-and-socialinteraction/#:~:text=Eye%20contact%20is%20a%20form,our%20social%20and%20cognitive %20behavior.&text=Researchers%20say%20that%20an%20effective,interested%20in %20someone%20or%20something. Smith, D. D., Tyler, N. C., & Skow, K. G. (2018). Introduction to Contemporary Special Education: New horizons (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Pearson....