A kindergarten teacher at Ridge Prescool has noticed that one of her students, Casper is obsessed with playing with toys. Casper is always oreoccupied with creating model buildings with his toys and blocks. He has developed an unusual interest in these toys and has memorised the blocks used to build buildings. Even though he has little problem with his verbal skills, he has a restricted behavior and confines his relationships to very few people in his class. As the school psychologist, the teacher has brought this to your attention. What do you suspect might be the problem with Casper and how would you proceed to help the teacher understand him and teach him expectly.

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A kindergarten teacher at Ridge Prescool has noticed that one of her students, Casper is obsessed with playing with toys. Casper is always oreoccupied with creating model buildings with his toys and blocks. He has developed an unusual interest in these toys and has memorised the blocks used to build buildings. Even though he has little problem with his verbal skills, he has a restricted behavior and confines his relationships to very few people in his class. As the school psychologist, the teacher has brought this to your attention. What do you suspect might be the problem with Casper and how would you proceed to help the teacher understand him and teach him expectly.

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