Susan is doing a Bachelor of Commerce/Law part-time which she has been studying for the past 4 years. She is currently enrolled in some second and third year subjects because a breakdown she had 2 years ago (brought on by stress) forced her to take time off her studies.

Susan has come to you (her law lecturer) to ask if you could give her a summary of what she should be looking for in the readings. She tells you that she has concentration and short-term memory problems and that her mind often goes blank. She spends many hours trying to commit what she has read to memory by trying to rote learn it. She says her eyes pass over the words and she does not take anything in. There is so much for her to read that she feels overwhelmed and cannot make sense of it all. This makes her feel very tired and stressed out.

Susan is, nonetheless, able to clearly describe her situation and shows good verbal reasoning skills. She also shows good recall of previously learned knowledge and seems to have good visual descriptive skills.

Susan has asked you previously if you could look over her assignment and give her feedback on how she is doing. She often waits until after class to see you. This has become a habit and you feel she is becoming dependent on you.

You do not know if Susan is registered with the DLU.