Santino was greeted in the kitchen area when he finished with his previous lesson. He transitioned well into the room, carrying the "all done bowl". Per Ms. Dorothy, Santino refused yogurt today. Santino appeared intermittently tired throughout session as he would rub his eyes and require additional verbal cues to attend to the task. When given a choice, Santino requested Mr. Potato Head. Pretzel sticks were introduced visually and Santino immediately placed in the all done bowl. He refused to "blow" into the bowl however he did bring the stick to his cheek. While interacting with Mr. Potato head (targeting increased verbal output), Santino followed SLP's model by tapping the pretzel rod to his lips 10. He would intermittently push away or begin to become upset however was easily redirected with embracing squeezes on his arm (7 seconds counted out loud). He appeared to enjoy that tactile input when he became upset. With SLP model, Santino tapped the pretzel to his teeth 2/5 trials and immediately licked his lips. There was decreased aversion during that task. This is a great step because he allowed the food inside his mouth without using the guard of his lips! Santino independently requested Pop the Pig in the therapist's bag of materials. Santino assisted with clean up of previous activity as well as pretzels. When yogurt was offered (preferred), he refused. When given the choice of peanut butter crackers or yogurt, he verbally requested crackers. With model, Santino crushed the cracker into crumbs using his finger tips - smiling while doing so. This appeared to be an enjoyable sensory task for him. After crushing the crackers, he wiped the crumbs on SLP's pants to remove any crumbs from his fingers. SLP provided a napkin to wipe his hands for additional trials. Using whole crackers, Santino tapped to his lips 5x with intermittent refusal. With the crumbs, SLP tapped to his lips. There was no aversion. In fact, after approximately 20 seconds of pursed lips, he licked the crumbs off with ease. There was no facial grimace or sign of distress. Santino remained calm throughout session. He did turn away from the food when it was presented initially however eventually interacted with it. He continues to make gains with new foods being presented to him. The more exposure, the BETTER! I will see him Friday!