Swing - Pitched fit over having to work with beads and needed time out with deep pressure hold. But once music got going, he participated with full attention and no problem at all. Trying to connect beads...needed hand over hand assistance as he couldn't do it alone. Got to free-swing and cooperated quite well! Played 'Doctor' on the swing, big hippo as patient. Didn't do interactive play...stemmed more with toys instead.
Ball - Didn't enjoy ball squishes while laying prone *like last time*...but laying supine did well *like last time* Needed some redirection and choice between participating or time out again.
Scooter obsticle course - went around facility 3x with Robbie's supervision...with minimal redirections
Taco swing - had difficulties getting and staying laying prone, started to pitch fit over laying prone in swing...picked up magnets with wands, alternated hands and then did them with large horseshoe.
Ball Pit - hid finger puppets and monkey flashlight in the balls...for him to try to find...but he has to dig his hands into balls to find...wanted lights off and Andre in ball pit with him and Robbie. Did really well. Used monkey flashlight to both light up the balls and look for finger puppets.
Bean Pit - did quick arm brushing before and did rather well...dug all the way down to the bottom...and looked for all the animals with both hands and using tools.
Got to go back to his favorite swing for reward for doing alright.
**Told me to look into the Ketogenic Diet - a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet mimics aspects of starvation by forcing the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fuelling brain function. However, if there is very little carbohydrate in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, a state known as ketosis, leads to a reduction in the frequency of epileptic seizures.**
Speech Therapy with Erin
Started working with categories *where he had difficulties*, but he is getting about 50-75% right. Started pitching minifit over card about furniture and needed moderate cues and redirections.
Another minifit over his own animal cards, doing them and the amount. Did not participate well, throwing/screaming/hitting/completely attempting to avoid.
Did shopping cart - speaking k ending words - Snake, Zach, Sock, Coat Rack, Truck, Book, Notebook, Steak, Lipstick "Sticky".
Did really well with minimal prompts...Until I had to leave the room...then all chaos ensued. Escaping, stealing, running around, taunting the therapist...So...I guess I will be in the room for every session as he needs more than one person in the room with authority.
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