Let us call him Rick

Rick had cataract (an eye impairment) which caused him to lean his head slightly upwards. He could not sit nor stay focus for more than two minutes. He would mutter to himself and walked about and at times constantly repeated what the teacher said. He refused to attempted any activity with his peers and got frustrated very easily, at times pelting things around the room. Rick would do things on his own time when he chooses. After observing Rick for some time, I talked to the Head teacher and engaged in some research to help us understand and come up with strategies to help Rick. We also met with his mother, which helped us to better understand Rick's behaviour. Rick's mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was on medication. Rick was not diagnosed and therefore we just needed to find strategies to help him cope in the learning environment. We planned activities and provided resources that we noticed interested Rick. It worked, Rick began to settle down and over time interacted with some peers. It was a challenge to keep Rick interested and engaged, but we never gave up and we saw improvement, slowly, but he was getting there.