Aed/222 Final

Bailey Jones

AED/222

Christel Vincent

Axia College

February 16, 2011

Bailey Jones is a six year old in Mrs. Thomas's first grade class who has been referred for a dual exceptionality of ADHD/Gifted. Bailey seems to be a bright child for the times she is able to focus and is curious about all her school subjects. She is a very good reader and seems to have a very artistic side. She is also very nice wants to be helpful to other children even though to them she seems intrusive many times. However, by her being an incredibly verbal child her academic studies are suffering not due largely to problems with impulsivity and attention. There is also a cause for concern due to symptoms that seems to be related to this twice-exceptionality.

At school, Bailey has a very short attention span and often begins to do other activities when she should be focused on one. She will often blurt out answers or other comments at inappropriate times or also join in on conversations she is not to be a part of. During recess she does not keep to one activity, instead, she quickly seems to tire of one thing and move to another, many times disrupting other children’s’ activities.

Bailey may not be aggressive or defiant, but she is however a very opinionated little girl who questions everything from rules to boundaries and has a very unique perspective on the world around her. Because of Bailey’s tendency to question it becomes disruptive to the class when Bailey can’t reframe herself from interrupting. Since Bailey’s –esteem can easily be damaged by any kind of criticism disciplining her is a very difficult process.

When you compare Bailey socially to her peers she is not as mature as compared to her peers. This makes it difficult for her to relate to them. Intellectually she is well ahead of her peers, but emotionally Bailey is not as mature as her peers. This is why it is even more difficult for her to form relationships with her peers. Because Bailey has a hard time...