Brain Enhancement Program Research Study Project II

ID BEP#08009

Diagnose : Autism
Age : 2 Years Old/ 2006

Data source :

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

• Review of BEP#08009 Early Start Evaluation Summary 2008
• Two of progress questionnaires from Parent (8/20/08, 11/08/08)
• Interview with Parent (10/09/2008)
• One 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 20, 2008
Before Treatment/Baseline : August, 2008

• BEP#08009 makes and maintains very limited eye contact while interacting with others.
• Follows one step simple instruction.
• Very limited initiate greetings to others.
• Does not ask others for items or share items.
• Does not converse with others.
• Limited get others attention while attempting to interact.
• Does sometimes say words or approximations of words.
• Not pay attention in surrounding.
• Has a tendency to play with toys with consistent an identifiable items.
• Often asks specific items he wants by point to or pulling to the particular item.
• Is able to pretend to do an activity sometimes. (pushing a car)
• No behavioral problem.
• Problem solving (Cognition) skills at development age of 17 month.
• Talking, Listening, understanding (Language).
  Expressive: 3 month, Sound Production : 6 month, Receptive : 0-3 month.
• Sitting, Crawling, Walking (Gross Motor) : 16 month.
• Use of Hands and Eyes (Fine Motor) : 18 month
• Interaction with People (Social Emotional) : 9 month.
• Self Care (Adaptive): 9 month.

During Treatment : First Progress Report, November 08, 2008

Overall improving areas: BEP#08009 speaking, pronunciation and recognizing has significant improvement, extends eye contact span.

• BEP#08009 improving in attention span. (home, school and social activities)
• Improving attention in surroundings.
• Is able to follow and remember 2 steps instruction.
• New learned sentence/words apply to his daily life.
• Increasing his oral expression instead of body language.
• Not able to use finger to point or oral replies questions after reading a story book.
• Not able to comprehend simple metaphors.
• Has improving in distracting by sound, things or people.
• Increasing the range/types of toys selection.
• Increasing the ranges/categories in reading materials.
• Remember the new learned things.
• Increasing the listening comprehension in the stories.
• Increasing the ability in color distinction and recognition.
• Improving in using correct short sentence for his requests.
• Reply the greetings with prompt.
• Has tendency to join the children activities when getting an invitation.
• Improving follow the complicated body movements/activities.
• Appears different methods of playing toys.
• Is willing to share the toy with others.
• Increasing time in watching other kids' play.
• Has tendency to touch the desired items spontaneously.
• Improving in reading ability.
• Increasing the ability of emotional control. (accept advice)
• Better quality of sleep.
• Increasing awareness of danger.
• Improving shifting attention from subject/active to subject/active.

Parents' Observation : January 09, 2009

Speech/Language/Communication Skills:
	He is able to speak two-word phrases. He is able to speak "I want" for a few terms. He is more vocals.
Sociability:	Not much improvement, He still prefer "alone". He has better eye contact.
Behavior:	His behavior about the same comparing to 3 months ago. He still is hitting people (But less frequently). He cried a lot when his need has not met. He is more aware of surrounding, avoiding certain objects.