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Loving & living with a special needs child
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6.24.2006
Taz does have some household chores and this summer we're having to do some reteaching of how to. He tends to take the easiest, quickest way of doing things so he can get back to his humming and spinning. For laundry, this often means just stuffing things in drawers (if he puts it away at all) or some sort of quick, sloppy folding that's more of piled than folded. Some of this comes from his level of motor skills at the time he was first taught. So, today I taught him a few new things on folding -- like using his arm across the legs of pants to help with that middle fold and am watching him fold. We're doing one type of clothing at a time, so he can get the hang og that one article, put them away, and come back to do something. I'm also cheering him on and clapping and praising him as he goes because he's very responsive to praise. It's a slower process for the both of us, but he's doing very well at it. He also helps with dishes -- mostly putting them away from the dishwasher, but he is learning, making his bed (which we still have trouble with), and cleaning his room. The room thing is the hardest -- he and I have very different ideas of what equals clean, so we're learning to work with him and compromise a little.
I'm really proud of him. He's come so far. :)
posted by domynoe on 12:46:00 PM | note me
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