Transcript

NARRATOR

Dr. Amitta Shah will spend the day observing Zane, and talking with Mandy and Jason about his developmental history. She and the family have agreed that I can observe the process. It is the first time in the UK that it has ever been filmed.

AMITTA SHAH:

Which one do you think it might be?

NARRATOR:

Dr. Shah has collected all of the previous reports made on Zane by various doctors, paediatricians, and his school. She has also viewed all the videos Mandy and Jason have made of his behaviour.

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NARRATOR:

She must weigh up all the evidence before she can make a proper diagnosis.

AMITTA SHAH:

What happened at one year old? That's when he first fell?

MANDY:

Yeah, he began to scream and cry a lot.

AMITTA SHAH:

And could you establish reasons for that?

MANDY:

No

AMITTA SHAH:

Has he had a real a regression or setback? Did he start talking, and then, did he stop talking?

MANDY:

He did it with food

AMITTA SHAH:

With food?

MANDY:

I noted with the way he was eating, his skills were very, very good from the high chair, from the fingers, progressing with cutlery. And then he seemed to go back. And he became very clumsy.

AMITTA SHAH:

Oh, interesting. What day did he go clumsy?

MANDY:

About 14 months on.

AMITTA SHAH:

Where do you live?

ZANE:

I live in England.

AMITTA SHAH:

In England, but what place in England? Do you know?

ZANE:

I think I live in west park 3, It's a very nice place.

NARRATOR:

Dr. Shah's assessment is based on the internationally accepted diagnostic interview for social and communication disorders, a specially designed informal interview that helps her build a detailed picture of Zane's abilities, problems, and atypical behaviour from birth till now.

AMITTA SHAH:

Ah, it's going to come back to me, is it?

NARRATOR:

She will also make direct observations of Zane's behaviour, both as he plays and performs various specialised tasks.