Brags 10/19

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Let's hear them.

[cam]

LO has been telling stories lately that he makes up. They are usually quite detailed, imaginative, and have an actual storyline.

Instead of taking off his shoes and socks and leaving them right in the middle of the entry, he set his shoes neatly side by side then set his socks neatly on top of the shoes. They were even located in the corner, so actually out of the way. Bonus is I hadn't even asked him to. Now if only it hadn't been a one-off event, but at least there is that glimmer of light showing at the end of the tripping/not-being-able-to-open-the-door tunnel.

[numbbears]

I'm realizing this week that DS can understand pretty much everything we say. I don't remember what his last eval had his receptive speech at, but I think he's almost caught up now. He's following multi-step directions and I've stopped simplifying directions and speech with him.

[mamaturtle]

The school ot would give DS some gum during therapy and she has said he does really well with it at the latest school eval iep meeting last year.

I gave DS a piece of gum before the Cub Scout meeting on Sunday on the drive over. When we got to the church, DS did really well saying the pledge and scout oath and law. DS spit out his gum at some point. I am not sure if it was when we got there or after the introductions.

I offered another piece of gum for the wolf den meeting that followed. He interacted with two different boys at the meeting and stayed in his seat.

I told DH we will give DS gum at the Cub Scout meetings to see how much of a difference if it helps DS or not.

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I don't know how much you all know about our SN journey, but DH has been less than supportive (ok, outright resistant and defiant) during the majority of it. But since DD started kindergarten and I started working again, and he had to take over some responsibilities, he has become a huge advocate. He came around to DD needing an anxiety evaluation, has suggested that DS needs one too, has emailed DD's teacher to argue against the use of a color system, and has come up with two positive reward systems for here at home to encourage DD and reduce her school anxiety.

About F-ing time DH. Welcome to this trip. Apparently I should have started working back in 2011 when we started this mess.

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DS threaded his zipper and pulled it up for the first time totally on his own, ever. I mean I would thread it for him in the past, and he would pull it up. But I told him to try, and he did and got it on the first try. Its the first time its been cold enough for zipped jackets. Also a brag for me because one less thing I have to do for him.