Today was a fun day for Tony because we spent much of it at the park! We started out going over some of the new program objectives in his playroom. He did really well with some of the intraverbals and after a short session Tony manded for a car ride. I took him to the park which was really exciting today because he had someone else to play with! An sweet 18 month old little boy was playing with his nanny on the slide and Tony ran right up to him and said hi! He seemed so happy and engaged. Tony and little Whit (the other boy) chased each other, shared toys and drank their sippy cups right next to each other on the bench. I worked with Tony on introducing himself by promting, “Say, Hi, my name is Tony.” He echoed it perfectly and the other nanny even commented on how smart Tony was. Another choice moment was when Tony and Whit were swinging next to each other. I noticed that Tony kept looking over at his new found friend. His eye contact has come so far!

After the trip to the park, I took Tony to Chick-fil-A for his usual fries. He munched on them until we got home where he then preceeded to mand for “Elmo.” We watched Elmo for a while and then moved on to some sandbox fun. I continued to prompt his approximations to “shovel” “sandbox” and “sand” while we played.

That’s about it for today. See you tomorrow Tony!