Trevor Woodrow - Emotional Behavioral Disorder & Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Trevor Woodrow is a 14 year old boy in a middle school diagnosed with Emotional Behavioral Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder with a known history of domestic violence from his father when he was young. His mother raises him on her own and he was recently placed in a special education classroom to receive help for two behaviors. The first is vocal stereotypy which occurs typically in the form of constant narrations of the actions of himself and the others occurring around him. The second is threats of self-harm and suicidal ideation that can occur if his behavior escalates. He has a 1:1 paraprofessional assigned to him in the classroom, Chris, who is overseen by the teacher Amy, and the school social worker, Percy, is very actively involved in his case due to the suicidal ideation and threats of self-harm. He does not currently receive behavioral supports, but you have been asked to come in and evaluate the case and assess the need for potential services. Earn BCBA CEUs for this episode: https://www.explanatoryfiction.com/product/ef-003-bacb-ceus/