ADELE - All I Know About Her

Relationships

Adele's relationship with her adoptive brother is described as "adoring". Their bond and closeness in age seems to help Adele in her growth and development.

Adele and her biological mother as far as we know, do not communicate with each other.

Adele is close with her biological cousins and aunt who celebrate their French heritage with her.

Adele does not interact well with other children and doesn't respond to prompts when playing with them.

Adele's relationship with her adoptive family seems amazing. Adele was brought into a nurturing and supportive household and her parents strive for the best childhood for Adele.

Adele's Strengths

Adele is attentive and focused when drawing or using creative materials.

Adele has some knowledge of sign language which helps due to her limited verbal communication.

Adele can match different objects by color and shape.

When the curriculum focuses on animals and babies, Adele is very attentive and enjoys the subject.

Adele is showing a lot of progress within her school as well as at home and in her ability to communicate with those around her.

Family History

Adele and her biological mother went through a traumatic birth process.

Adele's birth mother smoked throughout the pregnancy and drank alcohol on occasion.

Adele was adopted by the Tremblay family when she was only 5 months old.

Adele's biological family had a history of vision and hearing loss which likely contributed to her mild hearing loss.

Adele being able to see her biological Aunt and cousins, as well as being enriched with some of her culture can help shape her and define who she really is.

Adele's Weaknesses

Due to not practicing every day, Adele forgot most of sign language she had used to communicate at her previous daycare.

Adele struggles with engaging with others, communicating may be hard for her due to her hearing problems and her limited vocabulary.

Adele's attachment to her stuffed animal is normal, but may have some cause to her lack of social interaction skills.

Adele has a hard time showing emotional control when faced with challenges at daycare.

Adele needs guidance so that she can eventually play and communicate efficiently with those around her.

Development

Adele struggled to gain weight as an infant.Adele's biological mother did not breast feed her, which could have had an impact on Adele's struggle to gain weight.

Adele mimics her adoptive brother Jimmy.Adele's trust and close bond with her brother suggest reason as to why Adele copies him.

Adele is visited by a Speech and Language Pathologist who is helping expand Adele's vocabulary weekly.

Adele is attached to her stuffed bunny Mr. BunBun. She will often use the first person plural. For example she will say "We" instead of "I".

Adele was diagnosed with mild hearing loss. Adele's biological family has a history of vision and hearing loss as well.

Adele suffered from a head injury that was not treated in a timely manner which may be cause to her lack of social and or verbal skills.

Day Care

Adele has shown a preference to one of the ECE's whom she seeks when she is hurt, sick, or in need of assistance.

Adele prefers to play alone and is cautious of new materials or children brought into the environment.

Adele has little trouble tying her shoes, doing up buttons, and zipping her coat up when getting ready.

Adele is enrolled in full time daycare and attends weekend play groups.

Adele can sing some of the lyrics to her favorite songs and is expressive when songs are paired with rhymes and bodily movements.

Adele's Adoptive Family

Adele's parents do not let her play outside much for fear of getting hurt, although Adele would benefit from the outside environment and social interactions more.

The Tremblay family encourages Adele's social development skills by taking her to weekend play groups and having her enrolled full time in daycare.

Adele's family have hired a Speech and Language Pathologist to strengthen Adele's vocabulary.

Adele enjoys playing board games and watching movies with her family at home.

Adele's parents have provided a loving and stable home for Adele which she might not have had at a group home or with her biological mother.