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Teaching Jeremiah, A Journey into the Mind of an Asperger's Child
Mar. 20, 2008
"A" and "F"...Here We Come!
The last two weeks were very successful! Yeah!! We did "A" two weeks ago and Jeremiah helped me make apple cake. We even made a little one for Miss Ramos. He was so excited to give it to her and tell her that he made it. We also painted apple prints and played with ants I'd printed and cut out. By the end of the week, my other kids were so tired of hearing me sing, "If All the Raindrops"! Even now though, when I tilt my head back, look up at the ceiling, and belt out, "ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah", Jerry points to the letter "A" on the coconut tree. So yes, driving my other children crazy is worth it!!
I was scared of the vowels at first and hope to start putting some words together for Jerry soon now that he knows some consonant and vowel sounds. I'm a little nervous about doing that though so haven't yet.
This last week was "F" and we played with "f"ire trucks, Jerry's "f"arm animals, and had a "f"inger "f"ood "f"amily night of "f"ish sticks and "f"rench "f"ries. Whew! Say that fast ten times!!
Behaviorally, Jerry is starting to resort back to some of his old habits. He's started having some minor meltdowns again and is back to jumping up and down and flapping his arms when he gets excited. We've noticed in picking him up that he's gained some weight and so I'm sure it's time to adjust his medication again, just as Dr. Rao had said we would need to as he grew. His appointment is in May and so I am trying to hold off until then.
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Anonymous 
Mar. 21, 2008 - Untitled Comment
<<<big hug>>>
Suzanne