Cognition Case Study

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Case Study: Jacob A case study on Jacob is presented here to illustrate how a student with a low cognition level can be guided in making better choices. The case study includes: * A general description of Jacob * Behavioral goals and objectives related to his specific needs * An educational plan illustrating how Jacob’s behavioral needs maybe related to the circumstance of his academic underachieving. Description of Jacob: Jacob is a thirteen year old eighth grade boy who is eligible for special education. He has been diagnosed with ADHD and a mild form of autism; he has an exceptionally low level of motor skills recognition, therefore is recognized as cognitively impaired. His linked services include social services, conflict intervention, and in school suspension. Overall Jacob is functioning at a moderate level, as he is able to communicate verbally and has a swell vocabulary; however his academic achievement level is extremely low because he isn’t able to interpret materials for reading or mathematics. Jacob has a pleasant personality, and likes to make new friends but at times can be overly aggressive, totally impulsive, and just an overall bad decision maker. He needs support and supervision throughout the day, including directions repeated in the areas of communication, motor, and academics. At present, he is in a self -contained class and participates in general education specialty classes. Goals and Objectives: Goal: Jacob will begin to utilize social services in an order to gain positive direction in decision making at all times while on school grounds. Objectives: Jacob will meet with the Social worker every morning twenty minutes before the start of the school day, and will be encouraged to complete four out of five conflict resolution exercises verbally. He will be given a minimum of three bad choices per week which don’t
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