it's been a busy while!

Wow, I cannot believe that it has been so long since I have blogged! Of course, I have a ton of information to share, so let me share away..

Updates with sensory therapy:

We have homework that we work on now. The homework we do with boy helps with his manual dexterity, at this point. Here is what we do:

• Deal cards quickly
• Play War FAST (this is a super favorite now)
• Pick up cotton balls with tongs of varying sizes or tweezers (you can use tongs, tea strainers, etc). He can switch hands if his right hand gets tired.
  
• Thread foam shapes on string
• Play with shaving cream on a placemat (make figure eights with right hand, then with left hand, then with both hands -- both hands works on bilateral coordination)
• Shaving cream on the shower walls while he showers (this one is my own creation)
• Picking up coins or buttons one at a time
• Placing handfuls of coins or buttons into a container one at a time
• Shuffling cards
• Sorting cards
• Turning cards over as fast as you can
• Tying and untying small knots in rope (haven't tried this one yet)
• Clipping clothespins onto edge of folder (haven't tried this one yet)
• Flicking cotton balls at target (this one is really fun)
• Assembling nuts and bolts (haven't tried this one yet)
• Place a row of paper cups on table and overturn as fast as you can

Updates to Monday therapy sessions:
We are now charting anxiety levels for the next two weeks with boy assigning a number to his anxiety. I hope this will help with his anxiety issues and give him ways to manage his anxiety. His newest thing is counting down to October 3rd, which is the date that he remembers he got a flu shot last year and so is convinced that the flu shot will occur on October 3rd again...

I love his memory, but it can also be a burden!