25 April 2012

Charlene was awakened shortly after her class started. Just as she was about to enjoy herself in her favourite songtime, the senior teacher came in and took over from me. She wanted Charlene to do some work and so did not support her head fully. This clever girl refused to cooperate and was in defiant mode with her head hanging down and hands dropping off the teacher's legs. She did choose the toys that she preferred.

In the playroom, I refused to help her down the slide and she used her leg movements to "slide" herself down the slide. And she whined loudly to indicate that she wanted more (so that I will carry her to the top of the slide again).

Her physiotherapist wanted to help her in her breathing and articulating. As she was working on Charlene's head control and bringing her rib cage down, she was also engaging in a conversation with Charlene. This little girl will make sounds and sighs to "communicate" with her therapist. Using this way of communication, she "told" the PT she wanted 2 angry bird stickers and which one she wanted. I was very amused.