Sunday, September 25, 2011
slimy tricks
I currently work with one kiddo that did not want to leave the object the kiddo was supposed to match with the other. Instead, this kid wanted to take the object that was put in the kiddo's hand to the correct matchable object directly in front, but then use the same hand to pick up the correct matchable object and hold the two matching objects. The correct answer in this scenario is to take the given object and place it with the matchable object. However, this kiddo did not want to let go. Fortunately, I learned that this kiddo disliked lotion and didn't like lotion on the kiddo's body. I used this knowledge in combination with the kiddo's struggle to match by putting lotion on the object that I put in the kiddo's hand that was supposed to be matched with the matchable object directly in front of the kiddo. The first time the kiddo felt the new slimy object the kiddo dropped the object correctly and gave the best response yet. With this the kiddo got his favorite reward which was being tossed up in the air a couple times. After a couple more trial with the lotion, the kiddo didn't really need it and was very successful. I saw this kiddo again two days later and this kiddo was matching like a pro without any lotion!!!! Before this discovery, this kiddo could not match after nearly two weeks of trying. This was by far some of the most rapid progress I had ever seen.
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As the father of this "kiddo" (student) I can tell you that it has always been a challenge to get exactly the "right" or correct response from our son when engaging with his therapists. However, with that said, I want everyone to know just how refreshing it is to have a therapist think "outside-of-the-box". Having a certain curriculum is great. Milestones, benchmarks and goals are fantastic, but how you reach them should never be rigid or set in stone. Each "kiddo", with their different skill sets needs a unique way of figuring out a process. I'm always saying that I wish I could see the world through "his" eyes even for just 5 minutes, to gain a small understanding of how he views things. One thing is for certain though. The therapists that have come up with unique ways of teaching and helping my son, have gotten the best results. They are by far his favorites, and ours (his parents).
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