Santino was shown the communication board at the start of today's session, and he was asked to identify his teacher by pointing to her picture and name. While he remained unengaged in this activity, it will be continued in efforts to establish a structure and consistency of routine and expectations. We then moved on to sort objects, placing them in piles and subsequently into bins. Santino was afforded hand-over-hand assistance to facilitate this objective. Next, we listened to different music, and Santino selected the songs he wanted to hear. He first choose 'Old McDonald', and we matched plastic animals that corresponded to the animals mentioned in the song. Santino next chose a song about colors and matching fruits. He listened to this several times and correctly repeated three colors: orange, yellow, and green, and three fruits: oranges, pineapple, and kiwi that were paired with these colors. Santino showed improved eye contact while participating in this activity. He then grew interested in a puzzle, and dissembled the 25 pieces; however he was not interested in re-assembling it when this teacher attempted to assist him. We finished the session playing with a variety of different plastic animals. Using the communication board, Santino was shown a picture of an elephant and a giraffe. While he did not hand the animal over to this teacher when it was verbalized, he was observed looking at the correct animal from the assortment, and he said its name when it was shown to him. Santino was asked if he wanted to eat and was shown 3 different options from which to choose. He handed this teacher the banana pudding and ate it with assistance. Today proved to be productive day, with gains in eye contact and verbalization noted.