| Information for Daniel and Lourdes in Mexico |
| LOURDES J. Female: DOB: February 17th, 2001 Diagnosis: Mild retardation Minor who is admitted at one month old and her brother who is two years older. This little girl is adapted, she finished her preschool, however last semester, the directors asked to have her examined because she presents behaviors that seem to present some kind of retardation. She is examined, an encephalogram was done. She does present mental retardation and a special education is recommended. However in the baby house, they prefer that she goes to a normal elementary school. Lulú is admitted because they found her mother heavily intoxicated trying to sell her and her two year old brother. Although she doesn’t report bad behavior, the educators make reference to her because of the behaviors presented, like difficulty learning. EVALUATION RESULTS: Lourdes is a little girl that still presents a malnourishment state, during her stay in the institution she has not been able to gain any weight. She often finds herself restless, due to a nasal congestion she suffers. In spite of this, the patterns of activities according to her age are normal. In the observations and tests done we found the following results: PSYCHOMOTOR: Her movements are heavy and slow. One of the motor activities at this age is for her to keep her head straight when lifted up, she doesn’t present this conduct. LANGUAGE AREA: In this area we observed that the minor doesn’t respond favorably to the auditory stimulation, however she has achieved communication through her crying, characteristics of a normal baby. SOCIAL AREA: this little girl is a baby that reacts tranquilizing herself in the moment you talk to her or change her posture. She is a little girl that loves to feel contact with people that surround her, the moment she sees that they are walking away she tries to call their attention. AFFECTIVE AREA: Because of Lulú’s conduct, it is possible to discard the presence of an attachment disorder. DANIEL J.O. DOB: August 28th, 1999. Date he arrived at baby house: March/2/2001 Diagnosis: Mild retardation. He was admitted to the baby house because they found his mother heavily intoxicated trying to sell his little sister and him in public. He is actually adapted to the dynamic of the baby house. He goes to school, however he presents learning disabilities which has caused him to only be in second grade. He is under medical treatment for this. Daniel has been moved to three baby houses so far and has adapted easily to the new routines and rules. He has been diagnosed with a very mild mental retardation. |
| CHARACHTER TOOMAS Toomas is living at the replacement home departement of the Taheva Sanatorium Foundation since 17.09.2007. His sister Regina Abel is living at the same replacement home from 07.07.2007. Toomas is studying in a special class on the 3rd grade level of the School. He has received one year school extension. Toomas is a boy with a severe mental disability. He has trouble expressing himself and needs time to think in order to give answers to questions. Toomas’s mental abilities are lower than would be appropriate for his age. Toomas is fidget, has little self-control, needs to be observed and guided constantly. Toomas is mostly in a good mood and friendly. He has insufficient understanding about his personal data in a certain time and situation. Physically Toomas is of small height, his overall motorics is satisfactory. Toomas is a very active boy who likes to run around and play. He likes games with movements and also likes to put together puzzles. Toomas is able to take care of his hygiene but needs help washing his head. He does not need any assistantce while eating and is able to make sandwiches himself. Toomas needs guidance in cleaning and organizing his room. When being assisted Toomas is able to organize his closet and wash the floors. |