Lisa Sloan-Limmer, speech therapist, conducted groups around the theme of halloween, carving pumpkins and making pictures of trick-or-treat candy, as many of our therapists have this week! One student exhibited major progress through these activities:
"We had a major Halloween break-through in class today. One student has had a difficult time with the theme of halloween - everything is scary! Mom reports even shopping in stores right now is hard. We have been working on aleviating those fears in class with stories, touching, making halloween sounds, etc. Today we carved a pumpkin. This student was able to touch the bumpy outside, put her hands in the pumpkin and pull out "slimely seeds," and even poke her fingers through the eye holes. She did start to tear-up at one point, but it wasn't because she was afraid of the jack-o-lantern anymore. She was sad because Mrs. Lisa might hurt the pumpkin when I cut it!"
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment