This picture shows some of the wonderful therapists that work with MJ every week during his social skills group. He is making great progress and really looks forward to going (which I believe is partly because they are all beautiful)! I notice that he is initiating conversation more and his conversations are more reciprocal instead of sounding like an interview lol. We have seven more weeks in the program and we are excited to see what more he learns.
This was very difficult, and is still difficult to do with MJ. If he had his own way, he’d want to stay home 365 days of the year! It wasn’t easy and he had plenty of meltdowns during every new activity. We slowly had to expose him to various activities. Doing so has allowed us to realize his love of the beach, and swimming in general. As well as his love for basketball and bowling. I am actually in the process of trying to find out different activities that we can try him out for in the coming months. Sooner or later I know we will find something else that he truly enjoys doing.
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This was said by MJ every 30 min. during Hurricane Irma. On Friday, MJ was carefree and just chillin’! He was not phased until early Saturday morning at 4 am when we heard 2 loud explosions and our power went out! He managed to go back to bed and when he woke up, he realized that the power was still not on. Every 30 min after that he said, “still no internet, still no air conditioner.” A few times he also said, “still no TV!” We had to explain at least 8 times that nothing would be turned back on until the hurricane passed. We played games, ate snacks, colored, read, played Uno and even had some bible study (we definitely needed comfort from above). MJ used his tablet and portable DVD player until the batteries ran out. It was very scary at times and MJ put his headphones on to drown out some of the noise from the howling wind and rain. We were without power for 30 hours. All in all, MJ handled it very well. He had no meltdowns of any kind! When the power did come back on he was thrilled and quickly went to see if his favorite shows were recorded. We let him know that we were proud of him and his sister for handling the entire ordeal without fighting, being angry, or pouting the whole time. We managed to have fun together. This taught them to appreciate what they have and to not take everyday things for granted. Lesson learned, Hurricane Irma.
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We are 2 weeks into the school year and I must say that for the most part, things are going really well!! MJ is doing well and is completing homework independently, WooHoo! I’m praying that continues. My daughter has adjusted to having 2 teachers and loves that she has friends that she knows in both classes. I however, am having a pretty rough time getting back into the swing of things! My body is still on that summertime schedule and I’ve already come down with the first cold of the season 😩! I’m hoping that another two weeks will bring me back to “normal.” Hoping the school year is going well for all 💕. 
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