Observation
On the day of school visit, an 8th grade boy with an Athetoid cerebral palsy (ADCP) Mike was observed. He is a Caucasian student at Henry Viscardi School located in the New York metro area. Mike presented the limited Joint range of motion …show more content…
While working with individuals with CP, the occupation and task should consider the limitation and current functional level of the client and environment should be modified to make better outcomes. As achieving school is the primary occupation of Mike, environmental factors should be modified with his current conditions. In order to achieve the goal, following assessments are need to evaluate his functional level to determine where to start treatment sessions to increase his occupational …show more content…
While observing student, difficulties in communication were identified and noted that he was behind to his grade which indicated possibility in cognitive delay with him. Hence, the need for evaluating his visual-perceptual level, cognition level, were noted. Test of Visual-Perceptual Skills (TVPS) and Visual-motor assessment will be used. The expected score with Mike with these tests, is somewhere moderate to