jasmine

cognitive development

limited verbal communication

small groups jasmine is engaged

very focused when she is drawing and using creative

weekly visits from Dr perry for working on her expressive language

she has a vocabulary of 300 words

best to use reinforce language concepts

thrives in outdoor settings

enjoy gross motor

not able to tie shoes or do the buttons on her coat

practicing beading with string

she can use a zipper, snaps, and velcro

dosent play or talk to other children every offten

goes to a early years centre

tries to talk to other children but fails when the other children do not get the subtle cues

gets close to others faces when trying to communicate

10 year old sister have a good but tense relationship

plays alone quietly but is still entertaining herself

educators see her as passive

when faced with a problem she will often place her head down on the ground and start crying

she doesn't express her feeling when her parents drop her off but is happy when they come to pick her up

showing a preference for her learning support team and will seek out the educator if she is in need ie. sick or hurt

best strategy is for her to learn is play based goals

adopted family

adopted at 8 months by the Blais family

lives with adopted family

they live in a rural area outside of London

has a 10 year old sister

both parents work in the restaurant business

biological family

the mother didn't seek medical care until the third trimester

didn't eat well durning the pregnancy there for she gain no wight and jasmine was born small

she drank durning the whole pregnancy and smoked on occasion

there was complication durning birth so she had to be delivered though c-section

there is a history of diabetes in the family but jasmine has been screened and tested negative

4 years old

has down-syndrome

as a new born she was left to cry in her cribs for long periods of time

full time kindergarten

used ASL but not very often any more

often plays in the dramatic area with the dolls