Ok, so I’m a day late writing this…but better late than never! I didn’t do any ABA drills with Tony because today was his Saturday trip to the YMCA in Summerville for swimming. The first time I went, Tony responded really well. However, this was the third time Tony had gone and he definitely had some cues as to what we were going to do. As soon as we got the entrance, Tony planted himself on the ground. His reluctance became more apparent as we got into the pool room. When Marlaina handed him off to the 2 OTs, Tony threw a complete fit and started screaming. After about 5 minutes of this, they decided that maybe a break to see mom was in order. Tony calmed down and after a few minutes one of the OTs in the water excited Tony’s interest with a red ball. Tony and the OT did some great “roll ball” activity (the OT was in the water and Tony was pool-side). He actually started laughing at the splash action of the ball and he started to get in on his own. The OTs did a great job of redirecting him into the water. Although as soon as he got in, he usually wanted out after only a few seconds.They were not forceful with making him get into the water, but they did some other cool things to get him comfortable. For example, one of them had a meat baster that they would fill up with water and pour on his arm and leg to make him get the feeling of water. So, even though he wasn’t getting in the water, he was at least getting some degree of exposure. Hopefully next time we’ll get one step further with this. I’ll definitely remember my suit next time too!