Dear family and friends
Can it really be 200 days? It seems both so short a time, and so long a time. We are just at the beginning of our journey.
Grayson had a good day today. He was well behaved and calm all evening. After he arrived back from transportation, he watched his usual 30 minutes of TV before starting chores. Tonight his chore was to clean the bathroom. His residential assistant (RA) remarked that he was much more helpful and cooperative than usual as this is his least favorite chore. Duh!
His dinner tonight was pizza and a salad, with a fruit cocktail for dessert. The pizza was frozen so he did not have much difficulty preparing it. Tonight when he finished eating, he left the table and took his plates to the kitchen to wash without being prompted. This is good!
Grayson worked on his therapeutic home program (THP) after dinner. Tonight in addition to the orientation questions (the address, phone number, etc.) he was given 4 words, then asked to choose one. (Blanket, shoe, newspaper, box – which one is the softest?) He was doing so well that the questions became progressively more difficult. He stuck with this exercise for almost 45 minutes – an extended period for Grayson. This is also good!
This month, Grayson has had a lot of backsliding. Fortunately, in the last few days things look like they are starting to turn around again.
Pax!
Brant
Hmmmmm. . . I wonder if there is some comprehension taking place that we don't know about even during backsliding.
ReplyDeleteCathy Gredell
I sent Grayson an old fashioned hand made card with photos of him and AnnaMaria from the prom. I also included a gift card. We were recently the victims of outgoing mail theft and found out it has been going for a while in our city. I hope Grayson's card made it to him. If not, I will be happy to make another.
ReplyDeleteMy mom group at school pray every Wednesday for our kids. We include him often.
Blessings,
Debi Gutierrez
mommycomic@yahoo.com