easily emotionally. “Inattentive, distracted.” Affect summary: report on affect indicated that he had no areas of elevated concern John’s about himself. His responses indicated that he was generally happy and had high esteem. He also reported sometimes forgetting things he learned, and getting distracted by things happening around him. He responded to statements like, have “Never” “I trouble following hard for me to pay attention to And directions.” “It’s details.” “I am behind in my He responded to statements such as schoolwork.” “Very often” “I don’t like doing things that make me think hard.” responses indicated no concern about behavior or John’s father’s John’s emotional health. He indicated elevated concern regarding learning skills: he John’s responded that John occasionally had difficulty with spelling, reading, memorizing facts and needing extra explanation of instructions. teacher for the past two school years had greater concerns in various areas. John’s She responded that John forgot things he had already learned, could not “very often” grasp arithmetic, and was one of the last to be picked for teams and games, as he was not very outgoing with his peers. She indicated that he was often inattentive to his work, had difficulty with organization, and was forgetful in daily activities. Overall, John was a happy child who exhibited some lack of self-awareness of his own strengths and weaknesses. His also indicated no concerns with social father’s report abilities, and only minor concerns about learning. His teacher, however, had concerns about his attention, overall learning performance and his social ability in school. SUMMARY John was a pleasant boy who had just completed his fourth grade year of school. He liked to ride bikes and skate board and participated in a variety of after school activities including Kung Fu. John was evaluated at the UIC Educational Assessment clinic due to his concerns about his memory with regard to his academics and mother’s
emotionally. “Inattentive, easily distracted.” Affect summary: John’s report on affect indicated that he had no areas of elevated concern about himself. His responses indicated that he was generally happy and had high esteem. He also reported sometimes forgetting things he learned, and getting distracted by things happening around him. He responded “Never” to statements like, “I have trouble following directions.” “It’s hard for me to pay attention to details.” And “I am behind in my schoolwork.” He responded “Very often” to statements such as “I don’t like doing things that make me think hard.” John’s father’s responses indicated no concern about John’s behavior or emotional health. He indicated elevated concern regarding John’s learning skills: he responded that John occasionally had difficulty with spelling, reading, memorizing facts and needing extra explanation of instructions. John’s teacher for the past two school years had greater concerns in various areas. She responded that John “very often” forgot things he had already learned, could not grasp arithmetic, and was one of the last to be picked for teams and games, as he was not very outgoing with his peers. She indicated that he was often inattentive to his work, had difficulty with organization, and was forgetful in daily activities. Overall, John was a happy child who exhibited some lack of self-awareness of his own strengths and weaknesses. His father’s report also indicated no concerns with social abilities, and only minor concerns about learning. His teacher, however, had concerns about his attention, overall learning performance and his social ability in school. SUMMARY John was a pleasant boy who had just completed his fourth grade year of school. He liked to ride bikes and skate board and participated in a variety of after school activities including Kung Fu. John was evaluated at the UIC Educational Assessment clinic due to his mother’s concerns about his memory with regard to his academics and
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