Child A Child Observation

Child A is four years old and was adopted by his new family when he was two years old. Child A’s disability is that he is missing his right hand. He was born like this. He has never received any type of therapy for the condition. He is enrolled at a daycare center where he has attended since the age of two. Child A is currently in the four and five-year-old classroom with fourteen other children. There is a curriculum present in the class that has a different theme focus every month. The classroom schedule functions around child-directed centers majority of the day. There are center stations set up all over the room that all have a different focus and usually change according to the curriculum. They eat breakfast, lunch, and snack there

He was in the manipulative center, but, Child A became extremely upset because another child took a toy from him, therefore, his teacher suggested that he move to the science center, which she later told me is his favorite center. During the altercation, Child A was so upset he couldn’t speak. Through all my observations, Child A was never aggressive or violent to any other children. Because of his disability, having melt downs might be his defense mechanism. The other child involved looked surprised and the teacher couldn’t even ignore the child if she wanted

Child A was at the back of the line. He and the child in front of him were talking and playing together. This child began to play rock, paper, scissors with Child A. Child A didn’t seem confused or surprised by this. He responded by laughing and pointing his nub at the other child’s hand motion. The two did this for a couple minutes or so. His inability to play the game didn’t seem to bother him or the other child. Through all my observations I noticed several consistencies that involve Child A’s nub. That arm is mainly used for balance or hold things in place. He often held toys or other things close to his body with his arm, even if his hand was free. He would prop his head up with it and use it to stabilize himself while sitting or standing up. During play, he never seemed to hide it or use it any less, however, while sitting at the table he kept it in his lap, even while eating. Child A also uses his nub to point. I didn’t observe one time where he used his actual hand or