Santino arrived a few minutes late, and was quite teary eyed. Ingrid shared that he had woken up mid sleep and had not been settled for most of the morning. Even with tears, he reached for my hand to enter the office. He quickly scanned the room looking for items of interest and sat down while requesting an item of choice.He alerted quickly to the direction of the table as 432 Hz music was turned on. Typically, the music is started following a communication exchange. He settled, and while engaging with various items his vocal volume was low. Twice during the early portion of the session he suddenly and unexpectedly teared up. Gentle redirection and support to task at hand facilitated calm and a sense of contentment. He remained happy and participatory for the remainder of the session. As session drew to a close, and familiar preparation
supports were shared ( One more time to .... and it will be time to clean up) Santino, rather emphatically in his sweet way shared "NO!" We subsequently put closure on the session, reiterating that we would see each other on Wednesday. Positive session.