Autism
Alexandra and Theo Kazilieris come to see you with their 10-year-old son, Craig. Alexandra describes Craig as having “persistent difficulties in making and keeping friends.” They also say that their son doesn’t seem to use or understand normal verbal or nonverbal cues that they have already seen their 7-year-old daughter, Abigail, using and understanding, even though she has a mild intellectual disability.
Theo describes how Craig seems obsessed with playing with toy trucks, repeatedly playing with the same trucks over and over again, running them up and down the middle of his room, literally for hours on end. Alexandra and Theo say their son seems unaffected by the others in the home and rarely responds to any environmental stimuli in the home.
Questions
1.Discuss how you would go about conducting a psychiatric interview of Craig and his family. Would you involve any other people in the evaluation process? If so, describe who these people are, what information you would want from them, and your rationale.
2.Outline the types of interventions you would use to establish a therapeutic relationship with both the child and his parents.
3.What types of questions would you ask? Discuss your rationale for asking these questions.
Based on the information in this case study, what diagnosis might you give to Craig? Give your rationale for the diagnosis.
4.Attach or link to one relevant research or evidence-based practice article and briefly (in no more than 250 words) explain why this article is significant to your evaluation or diagnosis.
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