Today, Santino was invited to join in a birthday celebration held in the kitchen for a student turning 9; however he showed little interest and indicated he wanted to leave by pulling me towards the door. I had him reciprocate giving a few high fives to students along the way and we proceeded outside where we enjoyed a session of outdoor gardening and nature discovery. I sprayed Santino with insect repellent before taking a gardening box filled with various digging tools outdoors to the garden where we planted some seeds and watered some plants. Santino enjoyed examining the different tools and digging holes when given hand-over-hand instruction and guidance to do so. He also enjoyed using the spade to dig a small hole into which water was poured and he appeared fascinated watching the water fizzle as it soaked in the soil. When indoors, we sang songs as we flipped through a book, and Santino repeated a few words and phrases that he heard me speak. Santino was permitted a few minutes with my cell phone after he repeated an approximation to the word 'please,' following several verbal prompts I gave it to him while holding it within his sight but out of his reach. It is hoped that functional language will become an understood prerequisite in his verbal language repertoire with repeated practice and reinforcement. Santino washed his hands in the sink, lathering effectively; he is becoming more adept at drying his hands when given the towel. Santino also drank some water out of a cup and an 8 oz. bottle, but he proceeded to hand me his bottle when he was lying down with my phone as he likes to drink out of it when lying down. The phone was switched seamlessly to an I-pad with the transition to his next teacher.