Brain Enhancement Program Research Study Project II

ID BEP#08005

Diagnose : Autism
Age : 13 Years Old/ 1995

Data source :

This assessment is for BEP Research Study Project II purpose and based upon the following sources:

• Review of BEP#08005 School 2008 I.E.P. and school based assessment
• Four of progress questionnaires from Parent (8/14/08, 9/19/08,10/18/08,11/10//08)
• Interview with Parent (10/16/2008)
• Two of BEP Brain Function Test Reports

This evaluation report is focused on the improvement of the ability in brain functions, but no focuses on academic areas.

Start Date : August 14, 2008
Before Treatment/Baseline : August, 2008

• BEP#08005 needs prompt to answer the questions.
• He looks at or come when his name is called.
• He follows an instruction to do a simple motor action.
• Has difficulties following complex instructions.
• Says words or approximations or words.
• Does not ask others for information using "Who", "When", "How", "Can", "Will", "Do" and "Why" questions.
• Has engaged in repetitive speech.
• Has engaged in repetitive gross motor movements.
• Is sensitive to noise and touch.
• Is easily distracted
• Has difficulty sustaining attention span for tasks in play, school and home.
• Unmotivated
• Has trouble shifting attention from subject to subject.
• Has difficult with changes.
• Poor comprehension in reading and listing/speaking.
• Has a tendency toward the anxious behavior from misinterpreted of spatial perception.
• Has difficulties decoding vocal information.

During Treatment : First Progress Report, November 11, 2008

Overall improving areas: BEP#08005 is improving in his mutuality, awareness, focus, speaking/language comprehension, memory/retrieval, emotional control, social skills, expresses his thoughts.

• BEP#08005 has motivate to express his feelings, and with meaningful relative information within the topics.
• He has better shifting attention from subject to subject.
• Bette comprehension skills in the areas of listening, speaking, writing and reading.
• Won't be able to ask questions that relay to the book he reads.
• Presents more maturity in various areas.
• Improving in social skills.
• Has motivation with making new friends.
• Improving in learning speed.
• Improving short term memory.
• Improving in independent problem solving and self corrected functions.
• He is more aware his surrounding in detail.
• Is able to retrieval the events from yesterday.
• Presents more organized.
• Builds up his motivation in learning.
• Improving in his creativities and imagination.
• Has tendency enjoys music.
• Improving in Emotional control/management, accepts explanation/reason.
• Increase attention span.
• Not improving in decoding vocal intonation/ read the tone.
• Improving in the area of complex psychomotor coordination.
• Reducing the anxious behavior from misinterpreted of spatial perception

Parents' Observation : January 10, 2009/2/28

Speech/Language/Communication Skills:
	Limited progress, he is still reluctant to speak. Not automatically talks to person, needs to remind him to do
Sociability:	Limited (not interact), poor. Needs to push him to improve
Behavior:	Improved (more control)