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Victoria's Case Study

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Victoria is a 36 month toddler who goes by the nickname Vickie. She is the youngest child in the family and has two older sisters, one who is fourteen and the other is twenty. Her father is a stay at home dad who is unemployed and her mother works as a full time shipping handler for an electronic company. Her mother is in her early to mid 40s and her father is in his early 50s. She spends a majority of her time with her sisters and father at home watching television, reading, riding the bicycle, or drawing. She is relatively close to her siblings but spends most of her time playing alone because they are busy with school and homework on most days. Victoria spends more time with her father but her father is distant and acts as a supervisor when watching over her when she plays indoors and outdoors. Although her mother works full time, she is the primary caretaker at home because she supports the family financially, completes all the chores, attends and takes the children to extracurricular activities on a regular basis, and is more emotionally available and supportive than her father is. They live in a condo in Temple City located in the Los Angeles …show more content…

Victoria had access to materials outside such as a hoola hoop, a small tricycle, a wagon and played alongside three boys around the same age as her. Victoria’s mother and father observed as she played alongside the neighborhood children and rode bikes along the parking road near their garages. The other children speak while they play while Victoria follows along and plays without saying many words. When she accomplishes something, she runs to her parents and says “mama, baba, look!” Conducting this case study and completing the ASQ-3 screening will allow her parents to see if she is developing normally in all the domains and seek further help if

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