Last night we were having the usual battle with the DVD player .... trying to get it to work ..... (I think it's time to replace it) ..... and I said to Kaylia .... "See the round button? Press the bottom of the button." .... she walked over and just did it! This is really amazing stuff. Not long ago we would battle just to get her attention ... let alone understand that instruction ... and then follow the instruction. Now we can relate with her on a normal basis. This is amazing progress and incredibly rewarding!
I think the "self-accumulation" of knowledge .... a stage that was reached January 2012 ..... the accumulated knowledge has reached a point where she is able to function in a relatively normal fashion. The biggest problem we face now is US! We've become so accustomed to her methods of communication and her speech ... that we accept it and we don't insist on the much higher level that she is capable of. We need to get her to a point where she uses the same skills in general life that she demonstrates in therapy sessions.
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