Dear family and friends,
Here is a tiny sampling of the kind of activities Grayson is walked through regularly to encourage the development of skills of daily living. Repetition, repetition, repetition is the key with as little cueing as possible. (The amount of cueing is a wildly moving target.) Remember these are all hard for Grayson to focus on and complete.
Re-learn how to tie shoes
Practice putting clothing on/off (proper sequencing is harder than you might imagine – one leg in, second leg in, pull up all the way around, adjust waist band, button, zip – reverse)
Make bed
Set table
Pour cereal, milk, juice
Prepare simple means, including stove top and microwave use
Load/unload dishwasher
Way finding around various venues
Hand washing, shower, and restroom sequencing
Shave or brush teeth for longer than five seconds
Simple typing and navigating on computer
Wash, dry, sort, fold, and put away laundry
Clean bathroom sink daily
Sweep kitchen floor
Sort mail by recipient name
Way finding and make selections at grocery store
Practice evacuation from home and clinic
Tap in time with metronome
Pop plastic package bubbles
Practice focusing on a task with and without distractions (very hard for Grayson)
Dig pennies and beads out of Playdough-type putty
Open jars, yogurt containers, turn on/off shower faucets
Bean bag toss from different angles into bucket
Bend down and pick up anything tossed at trash or laundry bucket which missed
Re-learn how to write/print letters and numbers (nearly impossible so far)
Did you ever wonder what your own day would look like if you broke it up and defined every activity every few minutes? We take for granted how much we have learned since our birth and how we build upon each experience. It becomes so obvious when memory of what was just experienced is NOT retained. Sure makes it hard to learn or re-learn. Be thankful for your mother's earliest lessons in your life.
Grace and peace,
Regina
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