Santino asked to eat today and used a complete sentence including a subject, verb, and noun to do so; however, today he independently included the word 'please' in his request. He is demonstrating a greater effort to communicate his needs and is making progress in the area of communication skills.
Santino was encouraged to request his food using a complete sentence which is to include a subject, verb, and noun. Today, he required just a visual reminder to add the word 'please' to his request, suggesting that he is becoming more familiar with expectations and delivering the proper responses with more successful outcomes. Santino requested a spoon with which to eat his pureed lunch. He ate independently and demonstrated good eye-hand coordination. Santino polished off his meal requesting Fruit Loops cereal and drinking water, both from a cup and from the outdoor water fountain.
Today's session afforded us a good opportunity for Santino to attempt to try a different food item, one with a different consistency and texture. Santino was offered a tiny piece of chocolate cookie that had been brought in for a student's birthday. He brought it to his lips, opened his mouth, and brought it inside his mouth, however he did not take a bite. However, this in itself is considered progress as Santino was averse to tolerating even the sight of new foods in the past. I also encouraged him to eat some applesauce today, and he drank his organic nutritional shake. For his snack, Santino requested his usual preference, Fruit Loops cereal. He also drank water from the fountain upon returning to the classroom after spending some time outdoors. He was in very good spirits today.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Santino did not bring in his thermos of pureed food today. I gave him other food options and he had a nutritional shake as a supplement, in addition to what I mentioned in the above session summary notes. When i mentioned this to Kim, she said she was aware but did not have the necessary ingredients to prepare him his usual preferred lunch. She was perfectly satisfied to learn what he ate.
This afternoon, Santino and I reviewed the purpose and function of different utensils when eating. He opted to use a spoon with which to eat his pureed lunch, and ate independently after being prompted to request his meal in a complete sentence. He as yet requires a prompt to add the word 'please' at the end of requests. Santino also ate 2 packets of Fruit Loops cereal, and drank from the water fountain outdoors entirely independently. He appeared satiated by his meal and snack, refused additional food options, and remained in a contented and amicable mood for the duration of our session.
