Santino was seen for session 36 of 36 with this SLP in the individual classroom and appeared pleasant and calm upon transition between sessions...Goals for the session remained consistent and included the following...1. to engage in forming a relationship with Santino that includes regulation, and shared attention and interest 2. to enter into two-way, purposeful interactions with gestures and intentional communication 3. to determine highly motivating/favorable, cause and effect activities, so that Santino may develop a feeling of control and predict/anticipate what will happen next 4. to imitate predictable action sequences and communication patterns through cause and effect activities 5. to develop single-word requesting via eye-gaze, picture exchange and/or verbalization...The visual schedule was referenced and reviewed. Santino was presented with 2 novel and 2 familiar activities, and 3 familiar book options. Santino chose "Boo! A Book of Spooky Surprises then positioned himself on the pillows. He rejected the item upon receipt. Choices were presented a second time. Santino requested "The Little Old Woman Who Was Not Afraid of Antyhing". He appeared to take immediate interest in the text and illustrations once again. During a 35-minute period, Santino engaged in two-way, purposeful interaction with gestures, shared interest, and intentional communication. He pointed to text as if decoding whole words (paired with reference to illustrations) and verbalized the following, expanding his utterances throughout, as an adapted version of the story with props was presented by this SLP: "Time, Once Upon a Time, Old, Old Lady, Little Old Lady, Cottage, Walk, Forest, Path, Seeds, Basket, Moon, Moon Shining, Stopped, Shoes, Shoes Went CLOMP! CLOMP!, Two Big Shoes, Two Shoes Go CLOMP! CLOMP!, Pants, Pants WIGGLE! WIGGLE!, One Pants Go WIGGLE! WIGGLE!, Shirt, Shirt SHAKE! SHAKE!, Shirt Go SHAKE! SHAKE!, White Gloves, Two White Gloves, White Gloves Go CLAP! CLAP!, Hat, Tall Black Hat, NOD! NOD!, Quite, Quite Fast, Orange, Orange Pumpkin, Scary, Scary Pumpkin Head, Boo! Boo!, Ran, Ran Fast, Door, Locked Door, Rocked, Quiet, Knock, Knock-Knock-Knock, Open, Open Door, Good Night, Scarecrow...Santino was encouraged to use props to imitate the action sequences of the Shoes, Pants, etc. and did so with moderate to minimal verbal and/or physical assistance by this SLP..."All Done" was referenced by this SLP then selected and verbalized by Santino...Santino removed his green bottle from his backpack and handed it to this SLP. His request was validated as he was directed to the communication book and a field of 3 beverage photos to indicate his request. Santino handed the bottle to this SLP twice more who in turn redirected him to the photo choices. Santino requested via photo exchange paired with verbalization, "Pediasure", upon removal of the photo from the strip. He assisted in the familiar sequence to transfer the beverage into the bottle then lay on the carpet to drink. Santino was positioned in a slight recline, but did not drink. He positioned himself back onto the pillows and drank 3/4 of the beverage. Upon verbal direction, Santino assisted with clean-up....The session came to a close in the usual manner with the "Good-Bye" Song and successful photo exchange on his daily, visual schedule given both verbal and minimal physical prompts from this SLP...Continue as planned with focus on intentional communication to request and initiate via social referencing paired with photo exchange and verbalization.