Case study: Zac 9 years old.
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4PSYC004W – Developmental Psychology
Assessment 2 – Case study: Zac 9 years old.
Zac is a nine-year-old male who was referred for behavioural intervention treatment of
ADHD. Zac lives with his parents and his sixteen-year-old sister and thirteen-year-old
brother. At the first appointment, Zac’s parents reported that he exhibits restlessness and
hyperactivity. He also was described as easily distracted, having difficulties listening and
following instructions and had difficulties playing quietly. His parents said that he was
always “jumpy.”
Background information
For much of Zac’s early life he was in the care of a local childminder. Zac’s mother returned
to work when he was 4 months old, both parents having low-paid full-time work. The
childminder was unregistered and cared for several other young children. For the first few
years of his life, Zac was quiet and undemanding, so spent much of his time in a baby chair
in front of the television, while the childminder attended to the needs of the more
demanding children.
When Zac was two, he spoke fewer words than children of a similar age and his
pronunciation was very difficult for non-family members to understand. His parents brought
him to the GP and on closer questioning he had 40
dB (mild-to-moderate hearing loss).
He was actively observed for 3 months and then referred to an ear, nose, and throat
consultant. With evidence of persistent conductive hearing loss, he was offered hearing aids
or grommets, in keeping with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.
His parents elected for grommet insertion. On follow-up at 2 years, 6 months, his vocabulary
had expanded to >100 words, and audiogram showed thresholds
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