Chris was seen in the office this morning following clearance from the health dept. Chris expressed that he was "happy to be here." Numerous prompts were provided in order to facilitate conversational exchange. Many of Chris' responses to comments were brief this morning, and numerous scaffolding strategies were utilized to facilitate expanded conversational exchange. Chris was consistently responsive, however, it was noted that as he would briefly respond, and subsequently begin to share increased detail/information following cue supports, he would then abandon the exchange, and share statements such as "never mind," or it's not important." He was clearly distracted today, and shared that he had a "rough weekend." He did not elaborate however.
Subsequent categorical inclusion / exclusion tasks were presented, with Chris engaging briefly, and then requesting colored pencils so that he could draw. A collaborative "directive ' coloring activity was successful as language expansion topics were embedded. Supports for cohesion, detail and temporal links were provided.