Re: Non responsive/Carol/Donna

January 5, 2006

Hi Carol,

Scratch my big ideas. If you are limited to a specific time of day the options

are less. I think Donna's suggestion made good sense. Are kids are all so

different. Zeb was fully included with the exception of his choice of 1-1 speech

therapy in the elementary school. He was never able to share his speech time

with anyone.It was the one area that would drive him into a complete meltdown if

another student or teacher even came into the room and dared invade his time and

space.

Charlyne

Mom to Zeb 13 DS/OCD/ASD?

Csvillars@... wrote:

In a message dated 1/5/2006 12:07:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

charlyne1121@... writes:

Just a thought, but why doesn't the speech therapist join Trisha and her

friend during the lunch period where she could initiate a conversation in a more

natural setting.

Trisha has a private therapist that comes to the school to work with her.

Right now this is the only time she has available for an hour session with

Trisha. She is the best therapist we have had in over 5 years and is doing a

great job. Also, to be honest, I do not want her lunch time upset by trying

to get her to do something she is not comfortable doing right now. She needs

to be able to eat without being constantly upset. She has just become

comfortable with the young girl who eats with her and there are many other

opportunities for them to work on social skills with her. She has gone from

being in

a class of 1 to being in a class of 4 and attending art and music with the

other kids. She is making progress and if they had brought in her friend I

don't think she would have reacted so much but they brought in another child

that they tried to have eat lunch with Trisha and it didn't work then and it

didn't work when they tried to bring her into therapy. Just goes to show

that our kids are not always that loving and friendly. lol We dont' know

why, but for some reason Trisha just does not like the other girl. I suggested

they try bringing her lunch mate into the therapy session and see how Trisha

does.

Carol

Trishasmom

She isn't typical, She's Trisha!

If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you've always

gotten.

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