the listening program update
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| Mon, 10-16-2006 - 3:44pm |
Sorry I haven't posted in a while but I have overscheduled all of us lately and I am paying the price.......
Anyway.....I just wanted to give everyone an update on The Listening Program Vaughn has been doing. TLP is an 8-week program of listening to CDs twice a day - Monday thru Friday. He just finished week 8 and he is starting the program again.....his music therapist suggested that he do the program twice - back to back. At first, he grumbled and complained about doing the program.....but it has become part of his routine so now he does not even mind.
We've noticed some big improvements with Vaughn lately. He has started to actively seek out other kids to play with.....doesn't always have the best results but he is interested in playing with others. He has been going over to a boy named Joe's a couple of times.....Joe is a year younger than Vaughn but they play well together. He also has a friend in his classroom.....and being such a small world, I met this friend's mother at the local support group.....Vaughn's new friend is HFA....small world.
The biggest improvement was in our trip to Chicago. We drive to Chicago twice a year to visit relatives. This drive usually takes us about 6-7 hours. In the past, Vaughn has talked most of the trip......maybe sleeping for one hour. This drive is torture.....he use to rattle on and on. We put a DVD system in our car 3 years ago in hopes of entertaining Vaughn on these rides......didn't matter......he would talk through the entire movie. BIG SURPRISE......this trip.....he put on his headsets to listen to the DVD and he was quiet the ENTIRE trip......he asked a couple of times how long we had to go but that was about it.....he could actual watch the movies and not have to constantly chatter......it's a miracle! I don't know if this is due to the TLP or what but it is a HUGE improvement. He was quiet on the drive there and back......amazing.
We have noticed some improvement in his behavior at school as well......still has some minor meltdowns here and there but they are not as intense as they were last year. We'll see.....
Christie
