Visit with Pink Girl, then asked to skip next week.
Impromtu visit with Kristin & Teen Boy.
These are the notes I typed to jog my memory when I play catch up on blog posts. Hmm, it's almost 3 weeks later, so....
I know we had a visit with Pink Girl where she was not in a cooperative mood. I mostly recall that the session needed to be on a tighter schedule as she was headed to her next therapist immediately afterward. Megan asked us to skip next week, perhaps to evaluate River's motivational effectiveness. That turned out to be the week, she cancelled and we missed the message. Well, after her visit, we acted on impulse.
Since we were done in half an hour and I had spotted Teen Boy going down the hall to OT, we popped in there to say hello and see if a visit was wanted. We had been asked to see him a few weeks ago as a one-time thing and I think it was very well received. Both he and Kristin, his therapist seemed happy to see us. I was careful to check with her and not be intruding on her plans, but also happy that it worked out. Teen Boy, with a little encouragement, enjoyed putting River through his paces of tricks. He remembered most of them and was eager to get out the "wobbly" tunnel. He most enjoyed seeing how many tricks he could get out of one treat reward. Kristin used the situation to have him participate and not back out - literally as well. He tended to keep backing away from River, off the mat; when she blocked him by standing behind him, he was able to stay put. It was fun for us, too, to see River being so openly enjoyed.
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