Santino was very tired today, having woken up "mad early" as described by his mother; she indicated that she thought there might be a good possibility he would nap. He was lethargic in class and I observed his eyes closing on occasion, so I allowed him to lie down in the classroom, lowered the light and and provided him with some pillows; however Santino did not nap. He took out some different shaped plastic pieces, but he made no effort to play with them, but instead lay on top of them and wiggled around, enjoying the sound and tactile stimulation elicited by his actions. I read him a book and he seemed to enjoy this activity; however it only lasted a brief while before his attention turned to the alphabet blocks which he assembled methodically. Next, I blew up a balloon I had saved for Santino and prompted him to name its color (orange), but Santino did not verbalize it. I have been trying to help Santino appropriately acknowledge an interaction initiated by others by giving an appropriate response - either verbal or nonverbal, and this objective will be continued. We then played catch with the balloon, but Santino only wanted to pop it, even taking my hand to assist him in this goal. He started to become a bit frustrated when it failed to burst, but enjoyed when I deflated it and allowed him to feel the air escaping. After I blew it up again, however, Santino eventually succeeded in popping it and seemed very pleased he had attained his objective. He did not wish to engage in working with his communication book today, nor did he show any interest in eating any of the snack options with which he was provided.