Click here for more information and contact. In response, Ms. Faustini drafted the following baseline information with a listing of goals and objectives designed to help Elan reach his educational goals within a one-year period. Elan is a personable individual who shows good attention and task orientation for very short periods of time. Elan has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His emotions and his academic availability are variable and quite unpredictable.
Physical complaints are often present both in and out of school.
Presently, Elan has a difficult time getting up in the morning, and he is often late, or does not come to school at all. He can appear tired, bored, irritable, and explosive, and he has poor judgment and decision-making skills. Other times, Elan can be extremely energetic and need to move around quite a bit. He can be talkative, distractible, and extremely impulsive. Elan has difficulty expressing his feelings and frustrations , and he often has negative and hopeless thoughts.