At the beginning of the lesson, Christopher were completely taciturn. He would not speak to me. I did all of the lesson orally while he watched. Finally, he took the white board and wrote to me that he was tired and hungry. I cut up some chicken and cornbread for him with french fries. After eating a littlel, he began to talk to me. He told me he cannot stand missing his mother. She is away in Kentucky because she is with her sister who is having a kidney removed and his mother is there to help her during post op. Christopher is beside himself with feelings to neglect and lonliness. I tried to console him. He did his best. I hope things get better for him in the coming weeks.