Chris was once again eager to initiate "conversation" as he quickly began sharing recent updates regarding the status of the upcoming Marvel productions. His enthusiasm prompted his fast pace as he rapidly shared details about actors, characters, release dates, etc. Supports to allow for pausing, reciprocal expansion, acknowledgement of partner's comment and question were facilitative. It is noted that the majority of reciprocal exchanges this session were dependent upon the use of direct questioning. Verbal acknowledgment of clinician comment was noted via use of affirmations such as "yeah," and " I know" followed by a declaration of "I gotta tell you something Ms. Lynne." Familiar topic transition phrases were encouraged and expanded upon as focus was placed on the importance of speaker-listener reciprocity, awareness of communication partner's perspective, gestures, and body language as a basis for successful conversational exchange.
Chris was extremely animated and witty throughout the session this morning. He was eager to share his new "idea book" as well as updated "news" regarding the upcoming Marvel movie releases. Attention and sustained engagement were strong this session, as responses to both comments and questions were acknowledged with contingency. Self awareness was strong this session as well, and increased allowance for speaker -listener reciprocity was noted with increased frequency across a multitude of both self initiated as well as clinician initiated topics.
Strong session today.
Chris happily initiated conversation as he was eager to "show" his newly rearranged room. Additionally, he had "prepared" for this morning's session, and brought his updated collection of mini lego marvel figurines to school. He shared that while he was at home yesterday he was thinking about bringing this collection to school for our session, and "packed it up in a special box." He excitedly named, and shared details about each character in the large collection. This afforded a wonderful opportunity to expand upon character traits, similarities and differences, and associations all within a reciprocal exchange. Allowance for reciprocity was stronger this session as comment -comment cycles were noted with increased frequency. Use of transition phrases was stronger this session as well.
Motivation was strong and engagement was sustained throughout the session, with decreased periods of attentional shifting. Strong session today.
Chris was eager to share details across numerous topics this morning. Supports to enhance use of topic transition strategies were facilitative, as topic shifting was strong. Chris excitedly shared ideas regarding his new "you tube" video productions, as well as sharing his perspective on various characters and the actors portraying them in the anticipated Marvel movie releases. Review of topic "starters," and "transition phrases," as well as review of the importance of the awareness of
speaker -listener "turn taking," and the gesture, facial expression, and intonation of yourself and your communication partner were provided. Chris was subsequently observed to utilize topic transition phrases such as "Wait, Ms. Lynne I gotta tell you something important," and "Wait I gotta tell you another thing." Additionally, Chris provided a narrative regarding an event that he was recalling. Supports to enhance narrative generation and enhanced story grammar were provided.
Strong session today.
The session commenced with Chris excitedly wanting to share a "checklist ranking" of the Marvel movie "phases." This afforded a wonderful opportunity to revisit the concepts of "his perspective"
versus "another's perspective," as well as the use of novel language or previously "heard or learned" phrases. Use of question stimuli once more was utilized to support conversation, however, increased acknowledgement of partner's comments was noted through affirmations such as "yeah", and "uh-huh." Expansion was further facilitated through use of familiar cues to support comment-comment cycles. Attentional shifting was variable this session, and self awareness was supported through provision of familiar reflection techniques. Review of target /s/ phonemes was successful and self correction was noted at the phrase level.
Chris rapidly initiated discussion across of multitude of topics this morning. Supports to assist with use of cohesion and sequential links were provided as the session commenced.
Use of familiar strategies and provision of subsequent question stimuli facilitated increased linear topic transitions. Chris was visibly tired, however strongly motivated, and responded well to familiar cues to allow for increased comment -comment reciprocal cycles. Topic shifts were rapid this session, and self awareness was diminished today. Review of /s/production targets was provided today.
Chris was excited to revisit the topic of the upcoming Marvel movie releases, eagerly wanting to once more itemize the anticipated line up. He utilized familiar starter strategies to lead into each new "movie title" and subsequent actors associated with each movie. The majority of reciprocal exchanges were supported by the use of direct question followed by a contingent response or a passive acknowledgement. Familiar supports to assist with comment/comment exchange in order to best support conversational expansion were successful across approximately 60% of exchanges during the session. Supports to persevere through instances of speaker-speaker overlap were also successful. Attentional shifting was rapid this session. Attentional shifts were acknowledged and supported with the provision of familiar "topic transition phrases," and cues to best support use of cohesive ties.
Chris was eager to share many topics of interest as the session commenced following the summer hiatus. Motivation was strong, as he highlighted details about his current "you tube" video ideas as well as "itemizing" the new anticipated Marvel movie lineup. Allowance for conversational reciprocity was supported with prompts and cues. Attention was fleeting this morning, and arousal level was observed to be high, notably correlated to the first day of school. Chris was eager to "talk" with schoolmates as they became visible in the hallway upon arrival. Chris subsequently requested to "leave" a few minutes early. Review of current goals and performance was successful. Goal parameters for the coming term reflect the need for continued focus in the areas of conversational reciprocity, perspective taking, use of cohesive ties and strategies for more effective topic shifting and expansion. Additional areas of focus include comprehension and use of higher level language concepts, indirect language, expansion of higher level social reasoning and theory of mind. Support for articulation clarity (/s/ production) remains as well.
Last day of school and everyone was excited. A peer was playing Rummikub with another teacher and we were invited play. It was a good final lesson in sportsmanship, following the rules, and how to compete but still be kind when playing with peers.
Last day of school and everyone was excited. A peer was playing Rummikub with another teacher and we were invited play. It was a good final lesson in sportsmanship, following the rules, and how to compete but still be kind when playing with peers.
