Andria Starr Assessment 7Disability Table March 10, 2016

Name: Andria Starr - Darleen

Disability of child: Failure to Thrive (organic)

Darleen is a spunky 12 year old today. But as she grew up, she was a completely different child. As a baby she struggled to
drink the required amount of formula, and her mother was unable to lactate. As she grew she seemed to be very unsocial. She would
become fussy on random occasions but even when a parent would sooth her, she wouldnt even make eye contact. Six months later she
started to be able to eat soft foods like potatoes and mechanically soft choices. Even though she was able to eat them, most of the time
she would fuss and refuse, or puke it up after eating it. Her mother just thought she was being a stubborn baby and waited to find help.
When Darleens mother finally decided to see a doctor about her child, she found there was a problem. Darleen was struggling with
Failure to Thrive. The doctor did some tests and found out that Darleen was struggling with GERD. This is a case when a child is
constantly spitting up food because it disagrees with their stomach or they are constantly constipated. With the help of the doctor she
created a new dietary plan. Instead of three large meals a day she would feed Darleen several smaller meals. This helped with
Darleens digestion. Since she was also struggling financially and unable to buy healthy foods she met up with a social worker and
they began working together to create a healthier environment and better food choices for Darleen. With the social workers help her
mother became more experienced when shopping for groceries. After the help of the doctor and social worker she grew into a typically
developing child. She became active and more involved as soon as she was able to enjoy foods without having any reflux issues. Now
that Darleen is twelve she looks and feels a whole lot better. She is now a social butterfly and weights a total of 99lbs and is 59 inches
tall.

Suggested
Adaptive/Self Placement/Type
Motor Skills Language Skills Social Skills Help Skills Parent Issues of Services
Gross Fine Cognitive Receptive Expressive
Age Motor Motor Skills
Birth-3 Can turn Can clench Is fussy and Is not Cries when Isnt interested Struggles to Struggling See family
months head but fists being soothed interested in hungry but in making any sleep 13 hours financially and facision to
struggle to doesnt outside wont eat or eye contact a day and on cannot lactate discuss formula
find always help. interaction spits up some days enough for her choices.
strength to afterwards isnt interested child to only Different formula
extend in the bottle have breast may satisfy
legs milk. Uses infant more. Talk
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Suggested
Adaptive/Self Placement/Type
Motor Skills Language Skills Social Skills Help Skills Parent Issues of Services
Gross Fine Cognitive Receptive Expressive
Age Motor Motor Skills
formula. about why child
is so fussy.
6-9 Has not Can Not Responds to Only mumbles Avoiding eye Gums soft Financially Darleen should
months reached transfer interested in simple momma or contact. foods, and can struggling to see a doctor.
the toy back adults facial gestures but dada on Responds feed self. But find foods that Doctor will take
developm and forth expression. still gets occasion. differently at times is not Darleen will some tests and
ental level between Unresponsive fussy at Mainly a between interested in eat. Worrying probably assign a
of sitting hands if it to silly play times. fussy wine, strangers and the food about why dietitian to keep
on her is a time. like she wants family. provided. Darleen Is track of her
own. smaller more food. Sometimes much smaller caloric intake.
Weight is toy. spits up after than other Once tests come
low for eating. children her back the mother
her age. age. Freaks out may meet with a
each time child social worker to
gets sick figure out ways
thinking she is to keep groceries
choking. in the house. The
doctor will
prescribe a daily
diet or routine
for mother to
follow.
Depending on
what the tests
say, Doctor may
continue
treatment or give
other steps on
how to treat
Darleen. At the
moment doctor
asked her to
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Suggested
Adaptive/Self Placement/Type
Motor Skills Language Skills Social Skills Help Skills Parent Issues of Services
Gross Fine Cognitive Receptive Expressive
Age Motor Motor Skills
elevate the head
of her crib and
start holding
Darleen up for
thirty minutes
after each
feeding.

12-18 Is Scribbles Recognizes Can identify Is slowly Recognizes Can drink Notices a Continue seeing
months crawling and can several one or two becoming self in mirror from a sippy gradual doctor and social
and turn pages people who body parts more social. cup and is able increase in her worker.
beginning in a book. are outside of and grab Uses my or to lift bigger childs Gastroesophagea
to cruise. family objects upon mine to containers. appetite. l Reflux Disease
members. request. indicate Becoming (GERD) was
possession more diagnosed.
and says no interested in Doctor
frequently and different prescribed a
appropriately. foods. healthier diet
reducing acidic
foods and drinks
such as canned
foods,
PowerAdes, and
some juices.
Doctor also
asked Darleens
mother to be sure
Darleen is
getting plenty of
playtime and
exercise.
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Suggested
Adaptive/Self Placement/Type
Motor Skills Language Skills Social Skills Help Skills Parent Issues of Services
Gross Fine Cognitive Receptive Expressive
Age Motor Motor Skills
3 years Clumsy Can draw Can count to Understands Can speak in Actively plays Can use potty Shocked at With the help of
throwing circles and three and some sentences of outside. Is on their own Darleens the doctor and
balls and squares. knows own differences four to six cooperative and wash their improvement. social worker
can ride a Also able age. in things and words and and can take hands Is becoming Darleens mother
tricycle. to draw starting to express stories turns and e unassisted. more serves several
Active large understand to strangers. involved in Increased financially small meals,
physically people the meaning imaginative ability to stable. instead of three
with 2 to 4 of time. play. control her large meals a
body parts. emotions day. This helps
Works with Darleens
with digestion. Also,
scissors as prescribed,
but not the Darleen gets
best at plenty of play
cutting time.
yet.
5 years Can ride a Prints Knows own Understands Takes turns in Works well Brushes teeth, My child is Doctor visits
bicycle name. address and approximatel conversation with others and can almost going to may be reduced
and is Color can correctly y 13,000 and can and engages in tie shoes on kindergarten!!! to once a year as
very mostly in identify words. communicate cooperative her own. Can She has come checkups.
active. the lines. primary Getting an well with play get her own so far from Darleen is doing
Running Enjoys colors. Is able understandin family. frequently. drinks, and when she was much better but
races, video to recognize g of the Believes game clean up after struggling to to ensure dietary
sword games. others greater rules can still herself after get enough needs are met, a
fights. perspectives world, and be changed. meals. nourishment. social worker
of situations, the nature will be in touch
but still cant surrounding for any
take on their us. assistance that is
role. needed.
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Suggested
Adaptive/Self Placement/Type
Motor Skills Language Skills Social Skills Help Skills Parent Issues of Services
Gross Fine Cognitive Receptive Expressive
Age Motor Motor Skills
8 years Gross Can print Can complete Follows four Speaks clearly Can recognize Has a strict My child is Social worker
motor legibly and double digit step and the differences adherence to doing great! keeps in contact
skills are write in addition and instructions communicates between rules. Is doing She is at the for moral support
built upon cursive. subtraction and well with behavior and great in school right weight and guidance
with and can read understands adults and what she and is always and is active in with finances.
athletic books jokes. family. intends on ready to help school Yearly checkups
activities slightly. doing. her classmates activities and with doctors are
out when they has multiple going well and
need it. Helps close friends. Darleen has
around the Now that my progressed very
house with all child helps well and just like
sorts of chores. around house any other typical
Laundry, and can mind child. Darleen is
Dishes, herself, I am now a typically
cleaning her able to look developing child.
own room. for a full time
job. I may hire
a babysitter for
evenings, but
since she is
such a good
child that will
be no problem.