6/30/09

I know it's been a long time since I updated, sorry about that.

At our last meeting with school, we talked about some ideas for other people in Tyler's life to work/play with him. Just new ways to interact where Tyler can learn. So we received the cards in the mail and I just wanted to post them here so everone can have an idea of ways to play with Tyler. I know that many people are still hesitant to interact with him cause they may not know how or know how to handle Tyler if he's upset and I also know that many people forgot to talk to Tyler rather than about him. Ben does this often actually, he's always talking about Ty Ty instead of to him. I really like the ideas that school had so here they are:

1) Look through photo album and have him point to people that you name.

2) Put objects from house into a bag and pull out items one at a time and so a funny action with the item and then give to Tyler to imitate.

3) make a tape of animal sound effects and have him sign what animal/sound he hears?

4) play tape/cd of songs and have him do motions to songs.

5) Make a placement for Tyler that shows where the cup, plate, spoon, etc. go and havehim learn to set the table.

6) Put picture cards he likes scattered on the ground face down and let Tyler choose a card, turn it over and name it.

7) (LOVE THIS IDEA) give Tyler a puzzle board and keep the pieces, sit 5 feet apart and put a puzzle piece that he asks for in a truck/vehicle and push it to him. He puts it in the puzzle and pushes the truck back for another puzzle piece.


8) Get out toothbrush, brush, diaper, cup, spoon, etc. and have Tylr use this with a Teddy Bear (this one may be tough for people that do not nkow how to keep him engaged cause they is not the most rewarding/stimulating activites for him.

9) Put doll clothes in a bag and have him indicate (pointing, gesture, etc.) what clothes to put on and dress a teddy bear together.

10) read a book together and have him point to pictures and you name them.


And believe it or not, Tyler starts school again on Monday! How fast the summer is already going. He'll be in school 3 days a week until July 29 and then starts splash camp (5 days week) the following week. Then we'll be back to school in September.


As for Ben, I got to spend a lot of one on one time with ben this weekend and it was great, he and I both really enjoyed it. we are still looking for reasons/ways to get Ben interested in potty training. We've tried all kinds of incentives for when he goes such as candy, stickers, etc. Also used a trip to the zoo, all these things that he supposdely reallylikes and raerly gets to do but he's just not interested. I even boughth im big boy underwear yesterday that had lightning mcqueen on them and he liked them but had no trouble peeing in them and it didnt' seem to bother him that he did pee in them and they were wet. So I'm just not sure what our next steps are. Maybe a break and then reintroduce it again.