State the positive and negative influences on growth and development of John, a boy with autism.
Health & Social Care Unit 8: Life Span P2
Case Study
P2: State the positive and negative influences on growth and development.
John is a 14 year old boy, who loves to play sports, and is very creative he loves art. He needs good grades in English and Maths, but because he has dyslexia so he can’t acknowledge everything. John lives with his parents and 2 brothers and 1 little sister. John is the only one in the family who has disability. His self-esteem is very low! They live in a luxury house, in London. John’s parents have gave everything John needs to over-come this difficulty. But John isn’t confident. As people laugh at him at school.
P.I.E.S environment Positive-
Physical: Physically the environment where John lives is good. He has a great surrounding in the places he lives. He has everything around him so he can walk a few mins and he’ll see every shop. Intellectual: He gets a lot off support so he understands each and everything with clear understandings. Emotional: Emotionally he’s strong as he lives in a posh environment, so it’s fine for him. Social: Socially he has a good interaction with the neighbours in the area he lives in. Most of the kids play outside so he joins them, and plays football.
P.I.E.S income Positive
Physical: Physically he’s stable; his parents have money for John to have a bright future. Intellectual: His family income is great, so he gets everything he wants. Emotional: Emotionally John gets a lot of support from family & friends. He is a clever boy, but it takes time for him to clearly understand. So his family have the money to keep John happy. Social: John lives in a posh area, so he does socially interact with the posh kids.