Just chilling in the chair while Duke does his new therapy.
Duke is trying to get the headphones off. Enough therapy for him he wants to play.
Duke loves to play in the grass. He loves to feel it between his toes.
If he tries hard enough maybe he can peel the grass in two pieces.
What is there to say about Duke? Or what isn't there? He is receiving Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy. He receives about 6 visits a month from his therapists. There are 3 different people that work with him and they each come 2 of the 6 visits. He has made lots of progress with his eye contact. He is starting to pay attention when someone walks in the house. He is also more receptive to new people. Of course he has his moments, but don't we all. His Occupational Therapist started us on an at home therapy for the next 12 weeks. He has 2 sessions a day that are 30 minutes each. The headphones he wears are special headphones and the music he listens to is specially recorded to help stimulate certain parts of the brain. While the songs are playing certain high and low pitch sounds have been randomly placed in the music. This is supposed to help trigger certain areas of developement that he is behind in. One in particular being speech. It is possible that through this we may hear Duke start talking. I know God has a plan, but I do pray that His plan is for some speech to develope. Please keep us in your prayers. I have been warned that there could be moments of frustration as Duke's body is experiencing the changes that may occur. I will keep you posted. God Bless.
