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Family
Hritek is a 14-year-old boy who is psychologically impaired by Asperger's. He is the only child of Abdon (father, male), aged 41 and Padma (mother, female), aged 39. Abdon is a college graduate who works for a biotech company. His mother is a high school graduate and does not work. She serves as the primary caregiver for Hritek since she and Abdon divorced.
Reason for Referral
Hritek's mother has presented Hritek because he cries uncontrollably when asked to do something he does not want to do, reads about murder stories on the Internet, fantasizes about killing people, and throws wild hysterics in order to avoid leaving the house.
Relevant history
Hritek's academic performance was so poor that he was going to be held back a year in 6th grade, but his mother decided to home school him so as to avoid that. Since then, his grades have not improved at home. His behavior is very introverted and he often goes into hysterics when he is asked to leave the house and mingle with the public in the chess club that his mother wants him to be part of at the local high school.
Since his parents' divorce when he was 11, Hritek has become morose and unsocial. He told his psychologist that his parents hated each other and that he hated them. His dad is not around and has moved to another city. His mother is overprotective but does not know how to handle Hritek anymore.
Their ethnicity is Indian. Hritek's parents are from Mumbai, but Hritek was born in America. He speaks both English and Hindi fluently but is embarrassed by his Indian ethnicity.
Analysis
1. Hritek
While it is appropriate for teens to sulk and become moody, Hritek's hysterics and unsocial behavior are abnormal and indicate that he may be clinically depressed, as he states that he has not been happy ever and that...
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