Kelly hides from Kannin and looks for his initiation of wanting to play or for a comand for her to "Come Out."
"Where is Kelly?"...This was a game where Kannin would hide and Kelly would as well. It was the one game that seemed to hold his attention for the longest. He loves the element of SURPRISE I think.
Kannin has been obsessed with "Disney Car's" for years. We have EVERY "Car's" Car ever made. Lining up of his cars in perfect lines is one of the odd characteristics that Kannin has done for years that first flagged us for Autim. Above you see Kelly & Matt playing with Kannin and his cars. We really were trying to get actual "Car" play out of him...like driving...honking...crashing. He picked out his favorite 2 blue cars and was off running. It is difficult to keep his attention with functional play...but we will get there someday!
The last hour Kelly was here we went outside and showed her how he plays in the outdoors. We brought out his little activity pool and got a few words out of him. We also went in the backyard and had Kannin swing...which is his FAVORITE outdoor activity.
We have a large landscaping rock out in our front yard. It has become our little babysitter. This large rock is the object of Kannin's obsession! He will sit on it for hours and bang his little shovels & rakes. (Which is called a STIM...a Self Stimulatory action common in Autistic children) It is HIS rock and he is not very likely to share it with ANYONE. As you can see above...Kannin became VERY comfortable with Kelly and allowed her to share his rock...even allowing her to hold one of his little rakes. This will be fun to see how Kelly's PLAY techniques will allow us to be present more in Kannin's world...or more so...bring him into ours!
Kelly hides from Kannin and looks for his initiation of wanting to play or for a comand for her to "Come Out."
"Where is Kelly?"...This was a game where Kannin would hide and Kelly would as well. It was the one game that seemed to hold his attention for the longest. He loves the element of SURPRISE I think.
Kannin has been obsessed with "Disney Car's" for years. We have EVERY "Car's" Car ever made. Lining up of his cars in perfect lines is one of the odd characteristics that Kannin has done for years that first flagged us for Autim. Above you see Kelly & Matt playing with Kannin and his cars. We really were trying to get actual "Car" play out of him...like driving...honking...crashing. He picked out his favorite 2 blue cars and was off running. It is difficult to keep his attention with functional play...but we will get there someday!
The last hour Kelly was here we went outside and showed her how he plays in the outdoors. We brought out his little activity pool and got a few words out of him. We also went in the backyard and had Kannin swing...which is his FAVORITE outdoor activity.
We have a large landscaping rock out in our front yard. It has become our little babysitter. This large rock is the object of Kannin's obsession! He will sit on it for hours and bang his little shovels & rakes. (Which is called a STIM...a Self Stimulatory action common in Autistic children) It is HIS rock and he is not very likely to share it with ANYONE. As you can see above...Kannin became VERY comfortable with Kelly and allowed her to share his rock...even allowing her to hold one of his little rakes. This will be fun to see how Kelly's PLAY techniques will allow us to be present more in Kannin's world...or more so...bring him into ours!
2 comments:
I am so excited to see that you're excited about PLAY! I am a speech therapist/consultant in Hamilton, Ohio and am in love with the program.
Keep up the PLAY!
Thanks Cindy! We love the program and our consultant!!! We love to PLAY!!!
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