We were able to work with Diane Nancarrow this past week for a 4 day intensive therapy in speech. And let me just say....she came highly recommended from one of my apraxia besties (who spent a month there last spring working exclusively with Diane and the OT staff).
Diane N. lived up to all of the expectations I had and then some.
Their speech sessions flew and before I knew it, Luke was working for at least an hour at a time. Both she and Nancy were impressed with the sounds Luke has mastered and his articulation. He began the week with 3 to 4 words in a "phrase" or "sentence" and by mid week had moved to 5, 6, and 7 words per "sentence"...with multi syllable words. (He even had a 9 word question outside of speech that I shared with all my friends on Instagram and Facebook).
Having the ability to see what Diane N. and Luke were doing (from behind the glass) really does make a difference. The insight that window provides is invaluable as to what I will be able to bring back, share with our team, as well as the carryover that we can apply in our everyday lives.
Luke was able to see some of our favorite occupational therapists.....Chris, Amy and Jason daily. He worked with them in the KCC's new sensory gym and loved every single second.
I went in with questions and needed some real solutions for things that most of you reading would never even understand, nor would I attempt to explain it to you....but they listened.
They heard me and offered real solutions that we began immediately.
But what is even better, is that the strategies worked.
For the first time ever, my child has brushed his teeth without a fight and has been in bed, sleeping by 8:15 at the latest.
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| Luke working with Diane. He LOVED her waiter game. |
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| More work and a little bit of play....with Perfection. As he practiced phrases, multisyllable words, etc. he earned pieces to add to the Perfection game....when they were all filled, they set the timer off and watched them pop up. |
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| Luke, Brownie and Diane |
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| May I please have some watermelon after we eat? 9 word sentence!!! So naturally we ran to the nearest grocery store and picked out the biggest slice of watermelon we could find. |
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| Luke and Chris in OT |
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| Luke and Amy |
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| I think this little hideaway was his favorite addition to the OT room. |
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| Jason, Brownie and Luke |
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| Chris made this binder with Luke's Bedtime Schedule inside |
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| Big stuff. |
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