Initial session with Tristan focussed on establishing rapport and getting to know each other. Using a fun handout with fill in the boxes about "favorites," we exchanged information about our favorite food, sport, activity, place to travel, movie, etc. Tristan was resistant to read and write so we did the activity verbally. He was attentive and curious about many topics mentioned. He asked a lot of questions about travel locations which led to conversation about weather patterns such as tsunamis, hurricanes and earthquakes. Using maps and videos we had interesting conversation. Tristan was full of questions so instead of just answering them with google or asking Siri, we tried to use problem solving skills and use language skills (inferencing, asking questions, prediction, new vocabulary). This provided a nice baseline for informally assessing Tristan's speech, language and communication skills. I explained my role as a speech-language pathologist was to help him communicate his ideas and thoughts in a clear, effective, and meaningful way. He was a pleasure to work with and I assured him that he will have fun while we work on our communication goals.