Fetal Alcohol Disorder Comprehensive Case Study

Background Information

In the case study you will apply the material in the course to a specific individual. The person you will study is a well-known FASD advocate and public speaker named Myles Himmelreich. The case study is intended to help you apply the information you are learning, so you should be looking for connections between the material you read in the modules and the testimony that Myles presents in the videos.

Directions

Watch the following videos (and any other videos you find useful in completing this assignment):

Living with FASD: Myles Himmelreich (1 hour, 12 minutes)

The Body-Behaviour Connection: A first hand perspective about FASD (40 minutes)

Answer the questions for each section in the case study guide based on material from the course and information you learn in the videos.

Compile all sections of the case study into a word document. Use APA to format your paper and cite your references. Use the Section heading as headings in your paper.

Submit the completed document to the dropbox: Assignment 1 Comprehensive Case Study.

Guidelines

Please show respect by using person-first language and proper terms according the FASD language guide.

The material in this assignment is drawn from your own experience, course materials, and other research you might need to do to provide thorough coverage of a topic. All references must be cited and appropriately documented on a reference page at the end of the document. For more information on how to properly cite and reference, please go to Bow Valley College APA style, 7th Edition.

Although the assignment is not due until week 9, you will need to complete sections of the case study as you work through the materials.

Assignment 1 check ins: In week 4 and week 7, you will be asked to submit your assignment progress so your instructor can monitor your progress and provide feedback on your work. In Week 4, please submit the Case Synopsis draft. In Week 7, please submit your revised Case Synopsis AND your draft of Traits of FASD.  Then for the final due date, you will submit all 3 parts. This will ensure you are progressing through the assignment as required to complete it on time.

Assignment 1 Sections

1. Case Synopsis (1/2 – 1 page)

Provide a brief description of Myles. Examples of information you may want to include are age, gender, short history, family situation, relationships, and day-to-day activities. You may include any information you deem relevant and interesting.

2. Traits of FASD (1 – 2 pages)

List and describe the primary impairments commonly associated with FASD that Myles seems to have experienced. Identify those impairments that do not seem to impact Myles. Explain why you think Myles might not display all the symptoms of FASD.

In your opinion, what are Myles’ strengths? Which of these strengths appear to be the result of the impairments of FASD and related experiences? Which ones appear to be in spite of FASD?

Identify some of the adverse outcomes that Myles has experienced. Choose one of these and trace how it may have arisen from primary impairments that were not accommodated. Hypothesize about which supports you think may have prevented the development of this outcome and explain why. What could have been done to more effectively support and assist him? What are some of the potential barriers that might limit the supports/assistance you suggest?

3. Diagnosis (1 page)

Do you think a diagnosis of FAE (remember this was many years ago that Myles was diagnosed) helped or hindered him? Or both? Discuss your reasoning and give examples of why you feel this way. Given the current diagnostic criteria, if Myles was diagnosed now, what would be different?

Directions for Early Feedback

If you choose to submit for early feedback, please follow these guidelines:

Write the section number and the instructions for that section in bold at the top of the page.

Always include all components of the case study which you have completed along with the most recent part submitted for feedback. In other words, the submission should be cumulative. For check in 1, you will submit section 1, but for check in 2, you will submit both section 1 and 2, and for the final submission you will submit your completed, properly formatted document.

At each check in, you will be provided with feedback on your assignment. However, the case study will not be graded until after the final submission.

Sections of the case study have different amounts of work depending on the topics covered. Plan accordingly. There is an estimate of how many (double-spaced, type-written) pages each section should cover beside the instructions for that section. You should use this as a rough guide only, as you are not marked on the amount your write, but rather the quality of it.

Directions for final submission

Ensure your case study is submitted as one document, with the section headings used as headings in your paper. Use proper APA format, including title page, and citing and referencing.

Read the directions for the case study again to make sure you completed it correctly. Ensure you made corrections based on your check in feedback.

Submit your completed case study to the DropBox on D2L for marking.

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