Santino was greeted by SLP as he finished with Marcus. Upon entering, he was refusing water offered. He was whining and continued to refuse. Marcus reported he did well for him in the previous session. It was explained that Santino has been drinking out of the water bottle and it is being recommended he continues to drink from the water bottle versus the soft spout sippy cup to promote age appropriate cup drinking and oral motor skills. Santino transitioned to the table, continuing to appear agitated. A hug and embracing squeezes to the arms were provided to assist with calming down , which was effective. With the blue chewy tubing, he began to stim on it visually however did not bring it to his mouth. When SLP assisted, he tapped to his lips however did not open for the tubing. He continues to be orally guarded. He assisted with opening the chocolate pudding without aversion. Santino immediately stuck his index finger in and began to stick both hands in the pudding without aversion. IT WAS GREAT!! He was exploring for a few minutes and appeared to enjoy the tactile input it was providing for him. We went to the bathroom to wash hands. He assisted in scooping the pudding into a bowl with ease. When playing with the chosen toy, a small amount was offered which he leaned in for with pursed lips. He licked his lips in 3/6 trials. When he was offered more pudding or cookies, he requested pudding while pushing the cookies away. Santino continues to make progress with decreasing aversion, increasing acceptance of interacting with food, and keeping the experience less stressful yet challenging. He's doing well overall. He also drank from the mini water bottles 6x with minimal push back. It was a great session today . I will see him Monday