Page 2i of 23treeted and saiii gooci-b-,,e io rne'xhen Dlcmllred. Fie r,vas iul'icr-rs abo,-rt r-rv pi'esence but pia-vecl

"vith his tcys oi sat ar tlie tabie alri are lrinch -*iren i .,'isi:ed bot.h homes. In n-r-; oiice ireseeneci tc enicv tire cnpc.r-rluiiri'to meet ivith rne cn his oivn.

\Yalit] '\./as reDol.ie,,ll ; assessecl by the Provi'lence -eci:ooi to have seveilreceptivelexpre*"si';e ianguage, phor:ologii:al, zind si:eecir so,.inC cievelopmenial delal'-s. I foLinci itclitli,:iilt to irncleistanci his lespcnses ic m.v qilesdons but I pt-o..,ir,iecl hin: equai cppor-t',rnities torreet s'ith r:-rc- inc1i.",ic1ua11y as I dicl rvitir liis older brother.

Behavior A*qsessment System for Children, second edition (BASC-e).

The BASC-2 is an integrated sJisrern to assess beirar-ioural and emoilonal probler:rs in

)'oung people 30 monihs to 21 .vears oi age. An a/ rz"r',& r'ating inclicates a prol',Iern area tliatshoLrld be monitored, rvhile a ditLicallT sigty'icant rating means that tire child requir"es actir.etreatrnent. !Ir. Fidjei and NIs. Srrnoussa each completed the Palent Report fblm. N'Is. Nlosolfand Nfrs. Dau,e each compLeted a Teacher Rat-ing for-m.

Parent report. 'fhe parents ratecl Walid quite diilerentiy rvith respect to tire adaptivefrinctionir-ig (streneths) scales, as q,ell as 1'ery diflelent vier'vs of Walid's problerns. On theCiinical scales, l\{r. Iricljel ratecl \\,'alitl in the Clinicaliy Sigirificant range for- Atypicalitv (Os,h

percentile) and Withdrarval (98'1' percentile). FIe lated Walicl in the At Ilisli range on theBeha,;ioural Syn-rptoms Inciex (rvhich reflects ancl o.,'erali leve] of problem behaviour). On theAclaptile scales, l\,Ir. Iricllel ratecl \Yalid in the Clinically Sienilicant range on Social Ski11s (e',,t

pei'centiie), Activities ol l)aily Living (t" peicentile), Functional Comrnunication (3,*t

percentile), and in the r\claptive Sliills composite (a compilation for all the sca.les that samplestrengtirs)(2"d percentile). LIe ratecl Walid in the At Risk range on Leaclership skiiis (o'hpercentile).

lvls. Simoussa rated Walid as average in all the Clinical scales (Hyperacti,,'ity,Aggt'ession, Conduct Problems * the Externalizing Ploblems composite; Anxietv, Depression,and Somatization - Internalizing Problems composite), ancl as averag'e in ali the AclaptrveFunctioning scales. In short, N'Is. SimoLrssa dicl not identify any areas of difl'rculty for \trralid.

I'eacher report. Ms. j\4osolf ideutiiicil rnr-rltiplc problerns ai'eas {bl Walid. Accordinq'tolvls. Mosoll Walid shou,s Ciinicaliy Significant signs ol l-Iypelactivity (97tt, percentile),Learning Problems (96'1' perc,entiie), and School Problems (96t1' percentile). She rated hinr inthe At-Risk rans'e for Ageression, Attention Problems, Atypicalitv, ancl iir-inctionalCommunication. N{s. N{oso}f indicatecl t}rat \\rdid is lest}ess, overactive, may haye clifiicnlt;'controlling his impulses, can be argumentative, have cliflicLrlty in sc;cial i.ntelactions, hasclifficulty maintaining nec€ssaly 1e'',e1s of attention at school, engages in unusual behaviours.seems unaware of social cues and has troLrble rvith friendships, has difficulty maiiing decisions,clemonstrates poor expressive and receptive langLrage skil1s, is easily agitated cir-Le toent'irolttnental changes, has diffrciilty regr-rlating his moocl and t;ehar.iolir, anrl has a tendenc.), toreact neq-atir.ely u,hen iaced u'ith ciranges in ever-yclay lorLtines. On a positive rlote, Ms. Mosolf'indicated that in her vle,,r', Walid has el-lective adaptive skilis and resilienc,r, to help compensatetbr his difflcr-rlties.

Notre ol the ploblem at'eas i.dentifieri by N,lrs. I)arve was in the Clinically Sienificartrang-e. N'{rs. I)arve lated Walid in the At-llis}i ranq'e on both scaies of the Scirool Problerns

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