Developmental Assessment

According to Andrea, her delivery of Brandi was considered to be a normal vaginal birth. From birth until her early elementary school years, Brandi was a healthy and normal child who met her developmental milestones. She sat upright at four months of age, crawled at six months and learned how to walk at 11 months.

Based on Andrea's report, Brandi was babbling from an early age (12 months) and was able to speak in full sentences fluently at the age of 20 months. Until the last two years, Brandi did not display any difficulties in holding conversations and reading. Before this period, Andrea was able to determine whether Brandi had difficulties with reading because Brandi used to read her books out loud. However, since Brandi has stopped reading her books out loud, Andrea has not been able to keep track of Brandi's language development. If not for the

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't feel like I even have a family. When my step-dad comes home, he just plays with my step-brothers. My mom just starts preparing dinner. I used to talk to my mother about stuff... but it's like she's not even listening... David: What about school? Do you feel lonely at school? Brandi: Yep, I don't blame the other kids, though. I get really loud and I don't listen to anyone. I don't even know why I act like that... Maybe it's just my way of getting some kind of attention from anyone, even when it is bad. With Brandi's revelations of the underlying reasons of her disruptive behavior, I believe that Brandi's situation can be resolved by addressing Brandi's needs with her parents. Furthermore, Brandi should also be provided with additional help with her reading, in order to assist her in catching up with the rest of the class. This meeting thus creates a firm foundation for further assessments. Cognitive/Academic Assessment This section of the psychosocial assessment addresses the cognitive/academic aspects of Brandi's development. For this portion of the assessment, I interviewed Andrea, Brandi's mother, about her perspective of Brandi's cognitive/academic development. Furthermore, Andrea also provided Br
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