OT--She's a smartie!

Audrey continues to show improvements in all areas of development. We are working on 3 block designs--she shows interest, but needs help to make "cars" and "bridges". She can close scissors on paper to snip, but needs help opening the scissors. She continues to need help holding her cup, but is less resistive to outside help. She can get a twist top lid off if it is started for her. She attempts to draw horizontal lines, but they are still sometimes more than 45 degress off. Audrey is intereste in balls and likes to play catch, but needs help positioning her arms and trapping the ball. She is getting very strong and wheelbarrow walks across the room now. She's very proud of herself and her cognitive skills have really expanded over the past 3 months.

Audrey is Amazing

Audrey is imitating more words ( "bubble", "help", etc.) and saying some spontaneously ("go", "more", "please", "eat", etc.). She is also using some signs plus words (e.g. saying "more" and signing "please"). Audrey tolerates oral-motor activities to help strenghten her mouth muscles for speech. During oral-motor time, she sits in my lap and we look in a mirror and sing "Wheels on the Bus". Audrey is pointing to many common object pictures and action pictures (from a field of 2 pictures)!! WOW :) Audrey is trying to make all of the speech sounds and environmental sounds during play.

Sally Evans MA CCC-SLP

Audrey Had a Great April!

Audrey is finally giving it up and showing what she can do. The other day she sorted 5 colors into separate cups. I couldn't believe it! She is still working on horizontal lines and snipping paper. She is talking and using signs so much better lately. Audrey is getting much stronger and wheelbarrow walking 20 steps while being held at her ankles. Great job this month in OT!