There's been amazing progress with William over the past week or so which I wanted to share although some of you have probably already seen his achievements on Facebook!
As you are aware, William cannot sit unaided but thanks to the school for parents, we have been persevering with him sitting on a potty with us supporting his back. He has been practising this for a while now and last week he felt comfortable enough to have his first wee and poo on the potty! This is amazing and we are very proud of him as it really doesnt look very comfortable sitting on there with his muscle tone!
Then we had Portage lend him a switch toy and within a few minutes of practicing he mastered it and understood that pressing the button made the barrel go round! He's even been sitting in his chair and happily pressing the button and playing! This is really good as switches can allow him to communicate and even use a motorised wheelchair in time!
He also had the occupational therapist this week and she was very impressed with his progress, she was trying to get him to push certain toys to make sounds etc and although she was helping him she said that he was doing most of the work. She said that he has made major progress and seems to have more control of his body which is fantastic news!
Also at nursery they have been telling me how much he has enjoyed himself and been totally chilled and into every activity theyve been doing. He made me a daffodil which involved painting and apparently he didnt want to stop!
Last night, Kev showed William a rubber Duck and was teaching him that Ducks go Quack etc etc. He then put the Duck to one side and asked him where the duck was and William immediately looked at it! Clever or what!
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