Saktidhar (Sakti) is a happy and curious boy. He was referred for an occupational therapy consultation due to concerns with his fine motor skills. He currently attends kindergarten class at the Valley program. His parents describe him as a happy and inquisitive child. He likes playing with Lego. He was diagnosed with autism at the age of four years. He exhibited mild developmental delays. He sat independently at the age of 8 months and walked at the age of 13 months. He demonstrates some speech and language delays.

This report is based on the standardized test administered as a part of the consultation session and clinical observations made during this session. Sakti came for the session with his parents. He was cooperative and participated in the activities that were officered to him. He engaged in 1-2 rounds of reciprocal conversation. However, throughout the evaluation, he constantly asked questions that were not relevant to the activities. He was able to filter out extraneous visual and auditory …show more content…
Based on the observations made during the consultation session, it appears that Sakti has difficulty processing tactile, vestibular, and proprioceptive stimuli. In addition, he appears to have difficulty modulating his sensory arousal level to meet the demands of his environment. . It appeared that he liked to be in control of the environment. This may impact his emotional responses to sensory stimuli and his coping strategies to challenges and changes. He presented some difficulty with tolerating linear and rotational vestibular stimuli. In addition, Sakti presented some difficulty filtering out extraneous visual stimuli. He also exhibited internal distractions. He often perseverated on what would come next. He needed frequent redirections to complete or attend to a task. During the evaluation, he was able to follow 2-3 step