Unit 9 Assignment : Case Study Please read the following case study to learn more about Molly: Molly is a kindergarten-age student with autism and significant expressive and receptive language deficits. She is primarily echolalic and seldom uses her language spontaneously to communicate with peers and teachers. She has a difficult time following directions and transitioning from one activity to the next. Molly is very fearful of social situations and often avoids social interactions. Molly spends the vast majority of her time on the playground alone with little peer interaction. Molly engages in stereotypical behaviors such as hand flapping, vocalizations, and eye gazing. She has been noted to slap herself in the head and has recently begun slapping parents and teachers. Molly is noted to have a short attention span, poor motor coordination, difficulty tying her shoes and managing snaps and buttons, and sensory seeking needs. Based on the above case study of Molly, you are going to write a 3-5 page informative essay that analyzes how Molly’s communication, behavior, social skills, cognitive skills, and sensory motor skills can be addressed in the classroom. This essay should include specific examples of strategies, key professionals, services and environmental supports that would be beneficial for Molly given her identified individual needs. Be sure to include the type of setting/environment that would be most appropriate for Molly and be sure to address all five areas of need (communication, behavior, social, cognitive, sensory-motor). As with all writing, be sure to include citations if you use information from any source to avoid plagiarism. It is always necessary to give the author credit. In addition, please make sure to include a reference page. If you need assistance, please use the APA Quick Reference Guide in the Course Home Page or visit the Kaplan University Writing Center. The viewpoint and purpose of this assignment should be clearly established and sustained and should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. More details can be found in the GEL-1.1 Universal Writing Rubric. Your paper should include:  Title Page  Main body of the paper (3-5 pages)  Reference page  Correct APA formatting for in-paper cites You should follow these formatting guidelines in your paper .

1. Unit 9
Assignment
: Case Study
Please read the following case study to learn more about Molly:
Molly is a kindergarten-age student with autism and significant
expressive and receptive language deficits. She is primarily
echolalic and seldom uses her language spontaneously to
communicate with peers and teachers. She has a difficult time
following directions and transitioning from one activity to the
next. Molly is very fearful of social situations and often avoids
social interactions. Molly spends the vast majority of her time
on the playground alone with little peer interaction. Molly
engages in stereotypical behaviors such as hand flapping,
vocalizations, and eye gazing. She has been noted to slap
herself in the head and has recently begun slapping parents and
teachers. Molly is noted to have a short attention span, poor
motor coordination, difficulty tying her shoes and managing
snaps and buttons, and sensory seeking needs.
Based on the above case study of Molly, you are going to write
a 3-5 page informative essay that analyzes how Molly’s
communication, behavior, social skills, cognitive skills, and
sensory motor skills can be addressed in the classroom. This
essay should include specific examples of strategies, key
professionals, services and environmental supports that would
be beneficial for Molly given her identified individual needs.

2. Be sure to include the type of setting/environment that would be
most appropriate for Molly and be sure to address all five areas
of need (communication, behavior, social, cognitive, sensory-
motor).
As with all writing, be sure to include citations if you use
information from any source to avoid plagiarism.
It is always necessary to give the author credit. In addition,
please make sure to include a reference page. If you need
assistance, please use the APA Quick Reference Guide in the
Course Home Page or visit the Kaplan University Writing
Center.
The viewpoint and purpose of this assignment should be clearly
established and sustained and should follow the conventions of
Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation,
etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified,
as well as original and insightful. Your work should display
superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. More
details can be found in the GEL-1.1 Universal Writing Rubric.
Your paper should include:
-5 pages)
-paper cites
You should follow these formatting guidelines in your paper