“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” -Scott Hamilton

"The only disability in life is a bad attitude." - Scott Hamilton

Friday, November 16, 2012

Weekly Therapy Update & More

"Raymond needed some verbal prompting in order to follow directions.  Raymond needed some prompting in order to attend to and participate in teacher directed activity."
-Beth, Special Instruction Therapist
11/13/2012


"Raymond had a good session with good attention, following directions, and cooperation.  He used a spoon to scoop beans to dump/fill for pronation/supination as well as pincer grasp to pick them up.  Raymond picked out socks and used both hands to put them on.  He stacked and nested blocks several times."
-Becky, Occupational Therapist
11/14/2012
 
 
 " Raymond verbalized "open" two times today.  He was able to select named items from 2 with more consistency.  Raymond filled in some actions - sit - drive.  Words to songs verbally continued to be practiced today.  Practiced answering yes/no to questions.  "M" sound appears to be developing.  Raymond can make the sound - attempted to say moo - me - today.  Raymond had an excellent session!  We played in his bedroom.  He attended to activities for 45 minutes with intermittent prompts."
-Allison, Speech Therapist
11/15/2012
 
 
Lily's Update:
"We had a snowman themed day.  Lily started by reading Frosty.  When prompted, Lily was able to point out common objects on the pages.  Lily completed arts and crafts to target requesting and imitating.  Lily only required 1-2 models before consistently using target words."
-Tara, Speech Therapist
11/14/2012
 
 
Raymond had his appointment with the surgeon on Wednesday about having his gallbladder removed.  I had never met this surgeon before but I really liked her and she was good with Raymond.  She agreed 100% that Raymond's gallbladder coming out is the best thing for him.  So after almost a year of pushing for this, Raymond will have his gallbladder removed on December 10.  So everyone pray that he stays healthy and can have it done as scheduled.  It will be tough for him but we know he'll be brave like every other time he's had surgery.

Last night we had a parent-teacher conference with Isabella's kindergarten teacher.  Isabella really likes her and it's easy to see why.  She's a very nice woman.  Some of the things she told us about Isabella is that she is kind, well-liked, has an eye for detail and extremely bright.  Mrs. Hodik said she was reading a book to the class, that she has used for years, and Isabella pointed something out in the book that she had never noticed and that none of her other students have ever noticed.  She was very impressed.  Mrs. Hodnik also said that she is looking forward to following Isabella's academic future because she is just "so bright".  As we suspected, she's a genius! : )

Until Next Time!
Lots of Love,


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