Santino was seen for session 7 of 7 in Term 3 with this SLP. The daily, visual schedule was referenced and reviewed...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...Consideration has been given to expand upon Goal 5 to include modifier + object/action in the phrase "I want..." via picture exchange and/or verbalization...Santino was directed to an array of 4 planned activities and immediately selected the "Disney, Mickey Mouse, Pattern Tile Set" via photo exchange paired with the verbalization, "I want Mickey Shapes". New puzzle "frames" were presented upon completion and request x 3. Santino verbalized the following throughout the activity paired with photo exchange: "I want Mickey"(puzzle frame), "I want...+ the following: red hexagon, green hexagon, black hexagon, blue trapezoid, black diamond, triangle (SLP: "What color triangle?") green triangle"..."I want...+ the following: black diamond, red hexagon" (too large) So..."I want green trapezoid" followed by, "I want yellow trapezoid"..."I want Minnie Mouse" (puzzle frame), "I want green hexagon, "I want black hexagon"..."I want Pluto" (puzzle frame), "I want...+ the following:
blue triangle, green triangle, PLEASE, black diamond, red hexagon, green triangle, PLEASE" x 2. Santino appeared focused and engaged throughout. Brief moments of visual attention to each shape presented was noted...The session came to a close in the typical manner with the "Good-Bye Song" and reference to the daily, visual schedule...Continue as planned with focus on use of communication book/photos across sessions/instructors and settings...