Student Profiles
Student Profiles
Student Profiles
contained
Diagnosis Educ Label Native Lang
Down syndrome Cognitively Impaired English
Interests in School Interest outside School
Gym (sports), Music Downhill Skiing, Drumming,
Capernaum
Neurodevelopmental Strengths
- Memory he will memorize words instead of reading them; he will
memorize names, movie quotes, etc.
- Attention relative strength; he can pay attention for the most part,
but he gets distracted by random things around him (noises,
materials, etc.)
Neurodevelopmental Challenges
- Language hard to understand when he talks aloud
- Social Cognition he struggles to get along with most kids; he
fights, yells, and talks badly about others around him if they look at
him, touch him wrong, or take anything of his.
Behavioral Characteristics
- Gets upset easily when unexpected changes come into his daily
schedule.
- Seeks attention in everything he does (positive or negative).
- Strives to get all green every day because he gets a reward.
- Struggles with social skills because of his behavior.
Skill Strengths
- Counting
- Spelling (relative)
- Adding on a calculator
- Reading Comprehension
Skill Challenges
- Decoding words
- Reading words
Name: Corey Grade: School: FHN Class: Self-
Sophmore contained
Diagnosis Educ Label Native Lang
Cognitive Impairment MoCi English
Interests in School Interest outside School
Gym, Art, Music Dinosaurs, movies
Neurodevelopmental Strengths
- Language Corey is able to explain his thoughts pretty well
- Neuromotor Function He is coordinated and able to use fine and
gross motor movements
Neurodevelopmental Challenges
- Temporal-sequential ordering he struggles to figure out the order of
the days of the week, and orders of numbers
- Memory has a hard time remembering months and days
- Higher Order Thinking has a hard time thinking deeply about
questions that are asked of him
Behavioral Characteristics
- Likes to play with toys
- Falls asleep easily during class
- Struggles with social problems
Skill Strengths
- Counting
- Memory of facts of interest
- Knows locations inside the school building
Skill Challenges
- Knowing months vs. days
- Memory of personal information
- Attentive listening
Name: Nolan Grade: 9th School: FHN Class: Self-
contained
Diagnosis Educ Label Native Lang
Hearing Impaired; HI, PI, CI (In English
Cerebral Palsy process)
Interests in School Interest outside School
Math Basketball
Neurodevelopmental Strengths
- Higher order cognition He is able to do a lot of the higher level
learning
- Language his voice is raspy, but he can explain his thoughts and
have a full conversation
- Memory good short term and long term memory (especially
sports)
Neurodevelopmental Challenges
- Social Cognition Since he does not have a cognitive impairment,
he thinks he is better than everyone in the room and therefore
doesnt get along with them.
- Neuromotor Function Because of his CP, he has a harder time
utilizing his gross motor functions.
Behavioral Characteristics
- Asks for help all of the time when he doesnt actually need it (learned
helplessness).
- Treats other students rudely because he thinks hes better than the
other students
- Constantly needs affirmation on every portion of an assignment
Skill Strengths
- Able to type on a computer well
- Calculating math problems
- Able to handwrite neatly; it is readable
- Cutting
- Gluing
- Spelling
Skill Challenges
- Struggles to act appropriate with his peers
- Struggles to follow directions; Nate does what he wants to do.
Skill Challenges
- Writing (has to copy so that he can spell words correctly; writing is
messy).
- Decoding words while reading
- Struggles to explain what he is feeling
- Struggles to make conversation with others because of his echolalia
Skill Strengths
- Adaptive Behavior just a hair under the average range (86)
- Decoding words
- Spelling
- Typing
Skill Challenges
- Reading comprehension
- Math
- Verbalizing her thoughts and feelings
Skill
Strengths
- Reading Comprehension
- Decoding words
- Typing
- Writing
Skill
Challenges
- Getting to destinations on time
- Speaking (she gets Botox on her vocal chords because otherwise she
can only whisper).
- Jumping/running etc. because of her CP