All Case Studies

The names of all the children in our case studies have been changed for confidentiality.

Case Study: Fred

Fred was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and was referred to Kids Matters for help with his organization skills. He was on Concerta medication. Fred was having major issues with beginning and completing his assignments, losing his work and subsequent behaviour problems as he tried to cover up his difficulties and avoid the tasks he found hard. Although he was...

Case Study: Ally

Ally (not her real name) was initially seen when she was 2 and a half years old. Her parents requested an assessment as they were absolutely at their wits end. They knew that inside their daughter lived a beautiful child but had rare glimpses of that child. Ally’s typical day was spent screaming. Screaming at people looking her, screaming when she moved, screaming when...

Case Study: Jessica

Jessica (not her real name) was diagnosed with autism and intellectual impairment and when I first saw her at 7 years of age, she had severe anxiety and sensory defensiveness, an aversion to all learning activities, major attention difficulties and a global developmental delay (issues with social, emotional, play and gross and fine motor skills). For...

Case Study: Sam

Sam was diagnosed with anxiety and sensory processing issues by his paediatrician and was referred to Kids Matters for help with this. My assessment showed mild sensory defensiveness, mostly present in touch and auditory senses, emotional and arousal regulation issues – struggling to calm himself effectively, problem-solving and planning issues and weak postural and...

Case Study: Ross

Ross (not his real name) is diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and was referred to address toileting and speech problems. He had previously attended speech therapy for 2 years. He presented with a range of sensory integration problems including tactile and auditory defensiveness and movement seeking behaviour. These issues meant that he avoided specific touch,...