This afternoon, Santino took out his thermos and cereal packets and followed instructions to hand me all but the one bag he had placed on the table to eat as a snack later in the day. I gave him a two-step directive but paused until he completed the first step to move onto the second. Santino was offered a choice of utensils with which to eat his pureed food. He chose a spoon and ate independently. He was also offered water but initially refused the bottle. I have been allowing Santino to use the water fountain outdoors, and he is now able to do so entirely independently. He requested two of his cereal packets after we returned indoors. We also worked on food desensitization using candy corn, which Santino took from me, smelled, and placed to his lips. I have been pleased with the steady performance, improved motor control, and readiness to examine novel foods that Santino has been demonstrating during meals at lunchtime.