Santino was greeted by SLP while finishing with Marcus. Santino reportedly appears tired today and he has been doing well eating yogurt. He reportedly interacted with fruit today without aversion - that's fantastic! He transitioned well to the table with SLP direction. Santino assisted with setting up our first activity making homemade peanut butter cracker sandwiches without the use of reinforcer. He assisted with taking the club crackers (new) and opening the peanut butter. With SLP model, he assisted with scooping the peanut butter out of the dish and spreading it on the crackers. Minimal facial grimace was elicited however he remained calm throughout the activity. There was slight finger splaying (demonstrating tactile aversion) and intermittent wiping his fingers on the table when the peanut butter got on his finger. SLP directed his finger toward his mouth and Santino independently came to his finger without aversion. He did not attempt to wipe it off. He pursed his lips back and forth demonstrating some interest. He did lick off his lips 2x with slight facial grimace. He assisted in putting the cracker sandwiches together and cutting them with ease. Santino independently requested train tracks, therefore assisted with clean up of peanut butter cracker sandwiches. When the chocolate chip cookie Gripz were introduced, SLP just gave Santino some to see what he would do. He reached toward SLP's mouth to feed. He turned away from the cookie when SLP said "you can eat them". Santino appears to be more anxious about food when the expectation is to eat, rather than simply interact. When crumbs were presented, Santino tapped to his lips 10x without aversion, he licked them of f 5/10. When cues to open "ah", Santino slowly opened his mouth with hesitation however accepted crumbs of cookies 4x. He gagged 1/4 when there was no effort to chew, he grimaced and gagged. He was observed to continue to interact with the cookies. When Santino was directed to drink water from a small water bottle, he did with ease. He took very small sips 7x with slight grimace. Santino continues to demonstrate increased trust with food with less guard. He is more willing to interact with food without stress. As stated before, his relationship with food is improving. I will see him next week!