Richard was excited to see therapist but disappointed that lego box was accidentally left in the car. All of our sessions have begun with 5 minutes of free building while we discuss session schedule and goals of the day. He politely asked if I could go get the box. "It helps me get my brain ready." Reinforcing to Richard, that it is "awesome" that he knows how his brain works best, the lego box was retrieved from the car. He demonstrated some flexibility by suggesting he could read a book instead but legos were really the "best for my brain." We expanded on the topic of "knowing how our brain works" and talked about being flexible and problem solving if something does not go our way (like if the legos are forgotten). Richard's eyes opened wide and he asked "what else do you have to play?" His growth mindset was praised. He was excited to look at silly pictures while targeting our s and s blend sounds. When he got stuck with some tough sounds and seemed frustrated, we took a break to talk about the Pokemon poster. After that great distraction and regroup, he came back to speech practice with improved accuracy of 70% at word level.
Richard is a pleasure to work with and proud of his effort.