Monday, March 17, 2008

Airen's therapies

I've had a few requests about the therapies Airen is receiving so I will list things now.

His schedule is quite full!!!

Mondays: school
occupational therapy

Tuesdays: school
speech therapy

Wednesdays: NOTHING!!!

Thursdays: school
speech therapy
respite/habilitation

Fridays: music therapy

As you can see his schedule is fuller then mine!! At least he's kept busy and enjoys his teachers coming to his home. He is making progress with each therapy.

With occupational therapy he is now using his fork and spoon to eat with rather then his fingers. His therapist is currently teaching him how to tie his shoes and he's actually figuring it out. She is also working on writing his name and using scissors.

With speech therapy, he just started twice a week and has a blast. His therapist is young and really enjoys working with Airen. She's been working on socializtion issues. They play games where he learns to take turns and follow rules. She brings new books (that he hasn't seen before) and they read stories with him retelling the story to me once therapy is over.

With music it is pretty much his fun time. His therapist here works on a wide range of areas. Pretty much she helps fine tune things that OT and speech are working on. Airen likes music and tells us every week he wants to play the guitar. With music he gets to color shapes in then play his song on the colored bells. Airen thinks that is just so ''cool''. He is finally singing along with the therapist that we can hear him and he's not just wispering.