Amara is an educational psychologist who works in a specialized school for children with complex developmental needs. She has a student named Leo who was referred to her four months ago, and she began by reviewing his detailed developmental and educational progress reports from his previous school.
Amara has since spent time observing Leo's social interactions during playtime every week. She also asked Leo to complete a battery of memory and language-based assessment tasks to investigate how his developmental patterns might be affecting his cognitive and learning abilities.
Amara is planning to write a comprehensive clinical case study on Leo to publish in an educational psychology journal.
Discuss how Amara could carry out a case study on her student. You must make reference to the context in your answer.
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