3rd OT session

I do not know if Connie is helping Clemmie since we just started it is hard to say. Yesterday was the 3rd session for both. According to Connie, Clemmie didn't get as frustrated as last time, but her transitioning into the sensory gym was all in all the same, she doesn't want to go in because she was busy with playing with the tea cups and serving tea. I basically had to stay with her for most part of her session. I can see what Connie meant when she said Clemmie relies on sight and seeing more than feeling it with her body. Especially with climbing up the ladder, she would stop at the second to the top rung and then use her knees instead of her feet to reach completely to the top. It is the matter of using her feet to feel, but she rather see a confirmation than use her feet to feel the object as a confirmation, which is also her tactile defensiveness surfacing to help her keep the sensation to manageable.

This time Connie turned on the colorful lights and light switches around the room that correspond to the different colors of the light. And each light switches require different pressure or area to turn on. And Clemmie has some strategy of her own to switch on and off from one color to the next. And she was not afraid to climb up the nylon hammock once she found a way to get out and it was less intimidating for her.

Theo had a short session due to unforeseen circumstances that I do not wish to mention. But his 20 minutes session turned out to be very productive. Connie suggested for Theo to have the listening therapy and if it could be done consistently with her during August to help him start his school year. She is concern about his hyper focusing when something like sound could be too much for him that he tunes out completely to stay sane. And we do have to speak loud and repeat a few times for him to register and interpret what the words mean. He needs visual cue most of the time for instructions. I have seen it in class if the teacher tells him to pick out the first letter of his name from a box with letters and then put it up on the board then write his name. He gets somewhat confused with how to sequence the verbiages giving to him into interpreted action on his part.

One thing I also learned is how important taste is. The sour taste awaken the senses and that is what they need to have those neurotransmitters be arouse. And having an appetite especially for Theo is important. I purchased the super sour candy balls and Clemmie loves those. The outer coating is super sour and the inner coating is sweet.