Abstract
This case study reports on the understanding and communication that was undertaken with a student
with learning disabilities who had entered general high school. He was unable to communicate with
other students, often overly responding to small stimuli with panic. The student asked for help from his
homeroom teacher, grade manager, guidance counselor and the school health teacher (the author) to aid
him in coping with stressful situations. Several approaches were undertaken to assist the student. These
were: (1) To fully understand the nature of his learning disability I communicated with him in school,
gathering knowledge, information and support from him, his family, family doctor, the educational center
and from meetings with parents of children with learning disabilities. (2) To hold the students behavioral
acts as a result of a secondary disorder to a minimum, the sick bay was designated as a place where
he could go to calm down and have some relief time. I then worked on developmental and educational
tasks by using other students from different grades to establish contact with the student while he was taking
time out in the sick bay. Through this he was able to establish communication with other students
beyond his grade level. (3) While supporting the student I also supported the homeroom teacher so as not
to affect his classroom management. (4) I also offered him information regarding his future course. Practical
reports on students with learning disabilities in general high schools are few. In this case a systems
approach was used in cooperation with the students surrounding the learning disability student, the parents,
and the various Institutions involved. The cooperation of the aforementioned is a vital part in the
support of a student with learning disabilities.
