Ben has been attending a weekly social skills group in Sterling the past 8 weeks. In addition to Ben learning new social and play skills I picked up some beneficial information from the parent portion of the program. Our house has turned into somewhat of a preschool learning center with postings of our schedules, house rules, and charting incentive programs. However it has seemed to help.
The routines have been good to get Ben on track with following instructions and reducing meltdowns during transitions. We are able to switch out photos based on the activities they have planned for the day. This way Ben can visually see what he has planned for the day.
Charting has also been very helpful. We were told that the boys should have a small, medium, and large rewards to work towards. The key is to keep them incentivized. And every day the boys should earn 3-4 puffs for ONE behavior. They should be earning a reward every 3-4 days. I had tried charting on multiple tasks (eating, cleaning, bath time, sharing, etc) but we learned that is too overwhelming. So we started with our most problematic behavior (getting ready for bed) and now our goal is to work on playing cooperatively (Ben is not amenable when playing with others).
As part of our charting system the boys earned a trip to the bowling alley. Ben really enjoyed bowling but was more fascinated with the ball return. We were happy that it wasn't sensory overload for him.
And even AJ warmed up in the end!!
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