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RESPONSE 1
Respond to two colleagues who shared a different perspective on whether the protective factors could have changed Chase’s diagnosis and outcome. Explain whether your colleagues’ stances on the relevance of these protective factors have any influence on your position.
Colleague 1: Tyisha
Working with Children and Adolescents: The Case of Chase
Chase is a 12-year-old male who was brought in for services by his adoptive mother. He is very small in stature, appearing to be only 8 years old. Chase was adopted at age 3, from an orphanage in Russia. The adoptive parents are upper middle class and have three biological children (ages 9, 7, and 5). Autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, is the diagnosis I would give. According to the DSM-5 “neurodevelopmental disorders frequently co-occur; for example, individuals with autism spectrum disorder often have intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder), and many children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also have a specific learning disorder. Due to him having to learn to speak English late, he could be delayed in school, causing him to feel left out and unable to function in the classroom. Predisposing and risk factors that led to the outcome of this case are: being abandoned by his birth parents, moving to another country where he did not speak the language, and his adoptive parents not seeking help sooner. The school also dropped the ball, they should have spoken with the mother sooner about making modification sooner. The past trauma suffered by the child should have been treated by a physiatrist. I believe these steps could have helped the child to adjust better, but I also believe the child still would have challenges to face.
Reference
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories.