Question

Harper attends Sunset Elementary School and is in a class with 25 other third graders. Harper loves her teacher Mrs. Hernandez and struggles when a substitute takes her place. She excels in math and tends to get bored when the other kids in her class struggle. Harper also loves reading about the weather, somewhat obsessively, and can share weather facts and details for hours. She enjoys going to school, but does struggle with the loud noises a school brings. In school assemblies, for instance, she becomes overly upset about the noise level and tends to rock back and forth to calm herself. She also does not like fire drills and has refused to leave the classroom because of the sound of the fire alarm. Instead, she will flop to the ground, kick, and cover her ears.

Answer 1

Harper is likely to have autism.

Step-by-step explanation:

Harper shows many symptoms presented by people who have autism.

Autism is a disorder that causes difficulties in communication and social interaction, in addition, people with altism usually show serious discomfort with changes in routine, or changes in things they were used to, present discomfort with loud noises and intense movement. In addition, they can become extremely obsessed with a specific subject. These symptoms usually appear early in childhood and are easily identifiable.