Naked In School: About Ron

Notes for Naked In School: About Ron

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A work of fiction, meant for adults. Read something else if you are not an adult, or are offended by stories with sexual content. Then again, if all you’re looking for is in-out, in-out, in-out, you should probably read something else. I welcome constructive comments. Enjoy.

Notes for Naked in School: About Ron

Ronald David Hanson (Ron) (mother’s maiden name Mendoza)

Aunt and uncle in Japan: Bill and Sarah Miller

Aunt and uncle in the city: Carl (bank prez) and Janice (hospital mgr) Delaney

Japanese girls: Akiko, Yuki, Minori, Hitomi, Risa, Reina

Pioneer High School

Principal: Mr. Ed Barnes
Asst Principal: Ms. Elizabeth Perkins
School shrink: Ms. Joyce Kelsey
admin: Donna
librarian: Shirley
swim coaches: Pete, Natalie
school nurse: Ellen Rhodes (Rocki)

junior goth chick: Gloria Sauders
parents: Don (MD cardilogist) and Vicky (MD dermatologist) Saunders

new angel: Gwen Doherty

angels: Barb (out sick), Beth, Karen, Joan

devils: Dana (Ms), Kevin, James

program: teri benjamin(sr, cheerleader)

senior girls in locker room: Peggy, Meegan, Donna (friend Chrysta)

butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke - before taking on the lung- burning final freestyle sprint

Periods
1 english ms mary emery
2 physics mr don lang
3 soc/bio ms bev foster
break
4 math mr tom martin
5p hys ed coach levy
lunch
6 history ms walsh
7 study hall hamada-san (joe)

Evaluation by Joyce Kelsey, Ph. D., M.F.C.C

Identifying data:Ronald David Hanson (Ron) dob 4/6/1988 (age 15 years) brn/blue

Chief complaint:
Subject placed in The Program prior to detailed evaluation. Family Hx issues self-reported by subject in soc/bio class, reported by soc/bio instructor (Ms Foster). Subject’s behaviour tightly self-controlled, and anomalous for a 15yo male in that he displayed few erections during the first day of The Program.

Hx: None

Past Psychiatric Hx: No prior evaluations

Past med/surg Hx: See Family Hx

Current Meds: None Rx, none otc

Drug Allergies: None identified

Med Review: Healthy 15yo male.

Substance Use Hx: None identified

Family Hx:

Source: Newspaper accounts, briefing by caseworker, numerous, voluminous court, caseworker files. Biological parents divorced at age 1. Mother remarried at age 2. Abuse by step-father. Numerous burns from cigarette rt upper chest and back age 3 reported by neighbor. Abuse confirmed but paradoxically CPS did not remove child, even after reporting neighbor obtained restraining order against threats by step-father. Mother and step-father produce daughter. Step-father beats mother (died q 2 weeks), daughter (doa), beats subject requiring partial splenectomy. Subject sent to live with aunt and uncle in Japan (age 4 1/2). Step-father incarcerated (life/no parole). Families of subject’s biological parents continue to battle in court. Court recently reversed custody, awards custody to mother’s family, who place subject with aunt and uncle in this city. Subject was removed from home (sic?) environment in Japan to this area on no notice and with little or no explanation.

Psychosocial Hx:

Arriving at a proper psychosocial history and diagnosis is complicated by cultural barriers. While subject has a superb command of spoken and written English (20+ yo equiv), this is overlaid by Japanese culture. Working with subject’s Japanese language instructor, I understand that behaviour which may be deemed “blunt aspect” or withdrawl in American society is considered polite respect for elders/superiors in Japan. In Japan, avoiding direct eye contact is a sign of respect when in the presence of superiors.

Japanese concepts of Honne and Tatamae quite relevant here. Tatamae is the “public” face one shows, which must always be under control and in line with social/societal norms. Honne is the “private” face seen by few, if any. Subject has been given few, if any, outlets for emotion and/or anger.

Subject was in abusive environment ages 2 through 4 1/2. Aunt and uncle in Japan are Mormon missionaries, providing strict environment. Subject immersed in Japanese culture, language, education system, and home-schooled in English; aunt teaches English in local Japanese school.

Cultural differences make it difficult to differentiate social skills, which subject possesses at a level at least age-appropriate if not advanced to the 20yo level, from personal and inter-personal skills, which may be underdeveloped. Particular focus on personal skills for anger management; developing, maintaining, relying on emotional support network.

Subject placed in The Program prior to any evaluation. Family Hx issues reported by soc/bio instructor (Ms Foster). Subject’s behaviour tightly controlled, and anomalous for a 15yo male in that he displayed few erections during the first day of The Program.

Mental Status:
Folstein: 30/30

Standard suite (given prior to school entrance) shows subject to be in elevated/gifted range in all categories. Anger, resentment, self-image issues?

Physical:
Physical Education staff consider subject to be above average in coordination, and very athletic in swimming and track. Difficulty with team sports, but it is unclear whether this stems from socialization issues, or from lack of familiarization with American team sports.

Differential diagnosis/treatment plan:

Continue evaluation/monitoring. This is one tough kid! Anger (rage?) shows through his mixed-culture basis occasionally, but unclear if this is significantly different from nominal 15 yo issues.

Work in Progress
Rev 08/02/2003

Great!	Okay
Kinda weird	Not sure yet.	Not for me.