December 20

What: Music Therapy
Where: Barclay, Ginther Schools
How Long: 1-3 PM

Ketchell - I got there halfway through, but basically Chris was making a "story" with him, which they sang at the end. Ketchell was well behaved for once, only getting distracted towards the end of the session. Chris had tried something new - making up a schedule before the session began with Ketchell so Ketchell knew what was coming up.

Adam - We did the standard thing, the book rhyme and made up some new notecards. Chris and I learned that Adam isn't as slow as he pretends to be. Adam got 95% of the words right quicky, partly because Chris promised Adam that he would be able to make notecards when he was done. Adam tends to get fixated on things, and he was fixated on the promised reward.

Aiden - He was having some fun turning the lights off again. We did the pretty standard routine, trying to work on his speech through Music. He managed "zoo tomorrow" as the longest phrase we heard out of him. He's getting better each week, though I'm not sure how that will be after the holiday break.

Evan - Evan always feels like he has to be in a corner. He was a little bit antsy, but doing alright. We worked on his rhythms again - still no improvement, and Chris tries something new each time. This time, he tried to get Evan to associate colors with the drums. Evan only got the "Simon Says" repetition right 1/5 times.