A bit before the holidays, our new home based OT and I cooked up a plan by which Dominic would have the opportunity to earn coins (dimes to be exact), during his therapy session - for listening, working, and behaving. We figured that we'd give him some small bins of small toys to "buy" in varying amounts and we hoped that he'd be able to get the concept of earning, saving, and budgeting while reinforcing good work in session and some math skills.
Over the last couple of weeks, i've tested the waters a few times with chores. Vacuuming and putting the dishes away specifically. He can do them with lots of support. (Seriously, 90 minutes of 'you missed a spot', 'nope, you're not done'... etc). We have decided that Dominic will be able to earn coins for chores and such as well as in therapy. So i've made a chart, cleaned Walmart out of their clearance toys that looked interesting for him (as well as coupons for things like "trip to the movies" and "dinner out") and put them in bins labelled $1, $5, $10, and $20.
I've hung this sign in the dining room.
Over the last couple of weeks, i've tested the waters a few times with chores. Vacuuming and putting the dishes away specifically. He can do them with lots of support. (Seriously, 90 minutes of 'you missed a spot', 'nope, you're not done'... etc). We have decided that Dominic will be able to earn coins for chores and such as well as in therapy. So i've made a chart, cleaned Walmart out of their clearance toys that looked interesting for him (as well as coupons for things like "trip to the movies" and "dinner out") and put them in bins labelled $1, $5, $10, and $20.
I've hung this sign in the dining room.
And We are kicking off Monday
In what I term a good sign, when I showed Dominic the sign and asked him what it was for, he replied with a cheery "Toys!"
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We survived Winter break pretty well. Its the first year that I took the entire school break off work to hang out with Dominic and I'm astonished at how relaxed i got.
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Braces update: All of Dominic's adult teeth Fit in his mouth!!! And they are all in. So, the orthodontist was able to do what the dentist deemed impossible, and make room in his upper palate for his adult canines. His bite is almost top on bottom (instead of very underbitey) and at our next appointment, we're adding rubber bands to continue to pull that top jaw forward. Thats going to be an interesting experience.... But, he's done so much better than I anticipated for this entire journey that I'm confident we will get him there.
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