Evan’s Story
Summary
TLDRThis script follows the journey of Evans, a happy and carefree baby with Down syndrome, and his family's efforts to integrate him seamlessly into their daily life. It highlights the importance of play in therapy and the collaborative approach between therapists and caregivers to support Evan's development in feeding, communication, and social skills. The script emphasizes the positive impact of a flexible therapy plan and the crucial role of daycare providers in reinforcing the same strategies at home.
Takeaways
- 😄 Evans is described as a happy and carefree baby, with some stubbornness at times.
- 🌟 The family has adapted well to Evan's Down syndrome, maintaining a typical lifestyle and routine.
- 🥄 Evan is good at finger feeding but needs assistance with spoon feeding, especially with foods like yogurt.
- 👨👩👦 The family works with Evan on spoon feeding during snack time after returning from childcare and work.
- 👶 Evan's therapy sessions are integrated into family play activities, making them enjoyable and meaningful.
- 🎯 The therapy approach is flexible and natural, focusing on play and incorporating the family's involvement.
- 🗣 Evan is learning to communicate meaningful words and request toys and activities, like 'more bubbles'.
- 🤝 The therapists work closely with the family and share knowledge to support Evan's development throughout the week.
- 🏫 Evan's daycare providers are also involved in his therapy, ensuring consistency in his learning environment.
- 👧 Evan is well-liked at his daycare, and his absence is noticed by both staff and other children.
- 📝 The script emphasizes the importance of therapists observing and providing suggestions for modifications in the childcare setting to support Evan's full participation.
Q & A
What is the overall temperament of Evan like according to the transcript?
-Evan is described as a very happy, carefree, and flexible baby, although sometimes he can be stubborn. He is generally an easy baby for his parents.
How does Evan's love for playing and interacting with others manifest in the script?
-Evan enjoys playing, especially with a ball, and interacting with people. He likes playing with kids his age, indicating a sociable nature.
When was Evan born and what condition was he diagnosed with later?
-Evan was born about a year and a half ago, and it was later discovered that he has Down syndrome.
How has Evan's disability affected the family's day-to-day lifestyle and routine?
-The family has found comfort in that Evan's disability has not significantly drawn them away from their typical day-to-day lifestyle and routine.
What is the current goal for Evan in terms of feeding?
-The current goal for Evan is to work on spoon feeding, especially with foods like yogurt, as he is already good at finger feeding.
What is the best time for the family to work on Evan's spoon feeding according to the transcript?
-The best time to work on spoon feeding for the family is at snack time, after they come home from childcare and work.
What is the approach the family is taking with Evan's therapy sessions?
-The family is incorporating therapy into play activities, making it engaging for Evan and meaningful for the family. The therapists are flexible and use a natural approach.
How does the therapy session differ from past unsuccessful attempts?
-In the past, therapy was unsuccessful because the therapist had a rigid agenda and did not incorporate play into the session. The current approach is more successful because it is flexible and includes play.
What is the role of Evan's therapists in his childcare setting?
-The therapists' role is to instruct Evan's teachers on the types of activities they are working on, ensuring consistency between home and daycare.
How does Evan's daycare teacher feel about having him in the class?
-Evan's daycare teacher loves having him in the class and looks forward to the days he comes. He is described as a great kid who lights up the room.
What is the strategy being used to help Evan learn to say words and understand language?
-Evan is learning through manual sign language, which facilitates his ability to understand and use language, making him a more active and effective communicator.
What modifications are being suggested for Evan's participation in the classroom activities?
-Suggestions include modifications of the activities, environment, or materials to support Evan in fully participating with his peers, ensuring all children are engaged at their level.
Outlines
👶 Evan's Developmental Progress
This paragraph introduces Evan, a happy and carefree baby with Down syndrome, who is described as easy to care for despite occasional stubbornness. The focus is on his love for play and interaction with others, as well as his parents' efforts to integrate him into their lifestyle without significant disruptions due to his condition. The narrative also touches on the importance of mealtime and the transition from finger feeding to spoon feeding, with the family working closely with therapists to achieve developmental milestones. The paragraph emphasizes the natural incorporation of therapy into play and the family's engagement in Evan's progress, including communication goals and the therapists' flexible approach to treatment.
📚 Collaborative Therapy and Childcare
The second paragraph delves into the collaborative efforts between Evan's parents, therapists, and childcare providers to support his development. It highlights the importance of consistency in Evan's therapy and childcare experiences, with therapists providing guidance to his teachers and incorporating his developmental goals into daily activities. The paragraph showcases Evan's positive impact on his classmates and the classroom environment, as well as the therapists' role in adapting activities to ensure Evan's full participation. It also discusses the use of edible materials in therapy to engage Evan's senses and facilitate language development, emphasizing the importance of sharing knowledge and experience among all involved in Evan's care to ensure continuous progress.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Down Syndrome
💡Carefree
💡Stubborn
💡Finger Feeding
💡Spoon Feeding
💡Communication Goals
💡Play
💡Therapy
💡Daycare
💡Inclusion
💡Manual Skills
Highlights
Evan is a happy and carefree baby, though sometimes stubborn, and has been easy to care for despite having Down syndrome.
Evan enjoys playing, interacting with people, and playing ball with kids his age.
Evan's parents found comfort in maintaining their daily routine despite his disability.
Evan is good at finger feeding but needs work on spoon feeding, particularly with foods like yogurt.
Therapy sessions have evolved from focusing on bottle and finger feeding to spoon feeding as Evan progresses.
The best time for Evan to work on spoon feeding is during snack time after returning from childcare and work.
Therapists provide guidance and share knowledge with Evan's parents to support his development throughout the week.
Evan's parents and therapists use play as a means to make therapy engaging and meaningful.
Previous therapy approaches that were rigid and did not incorporate play were less effective.
Evan's parents and therapists work together to incorporate therapeutic activities into playtime.
Evan's daycare providers are instructed by therapists to align with the family's therapeutic goals.
Evan's presence in the daycare class is valued and he is missed when absent.
Therapists are working on Evan's communication skills to express needs and desires.
Evan is also learning manual signs to enhance his language understanding and communication abilities.
Therapists observe and provide suggestions for modifications to support Evan's full participation in the classroom.
Childcare providers appreciate therapists' input to ensure activities are inclusive for all children.
Evan's parents and childcare providers are encouraged to share knowledge to support his development consistently.
Transcripts
Evans a very happy baby he's carefree
and flexible but at time T is stubborn
um but he's been a very easy baby for us
Evan loves to to play he loves to
interact with people he loves playing
ball and he he loves playing with kids
his age and don't just being around Evan
was born about a year and a half ago and
at the time we did not know that he had
Down syndrome it's been a real comfort
for us to find that we haven't been
drawn away from our typical day to day
life style routine very much because of
his disability right now Evans very good
with finger feeding but it doesn't work
with foods like yogurt so our goal right
now is to work with Evan on the spoon
feeding yummy yum yum when I work with
children and families the outcomes
continue to change for example in the
beginning Bob and Michelle really wanted
to work on independent bottle feeding
and finger feeding and so now he's doing
really well with those so we've moved on
to spoon feeding best time to work on
this for the family is at snack time
after they come home from childcare and
work
I think you can just kind of go from
right here and you don't have to provide
too much because he's actually doing it
pretty well on his own you just need a
little bit of guidance yeah do it so
with with joy just a little bit more
back by the elbow I don't think there we
go and then i would go ahead and release
it i think you could just gently guide
him up as he's scooping and bringing the
spinach man okay what more is doom or
maybe just give him a better grasp on
this he's kind of towards the hand there
you go in addition to mealtime Evans
parents also had some communication
goals in mind for example even being
able to communicate meaningful words to
request people toys and activities more
more bubbles blow Oh learning definitely
happens best through play Evans a
typical child and loves to play we've
learned a lot of strategies on how to
make his play more rich and meaningful
bye bye bye bye Evan where's mama
therapy can be so much fun when it's
just part of the family's play
activities it's engaging for the kids
and very meaningful for families where's
mama without therapy in the past that
hasn't worked and it hasn't worked
because the therapist came in with a
rigid agenda and didn't incorporate play
into the session the therapy we have now
works very well because the therapists
are flexible and they use a natural
approach incorporating play into the
session not only are they working with
Evan but they're working with us and
sharing their knowledge and their
experience so that we can work with him
for the rest of the week and it's not as
much work but so we can incorporate
things they're doing into our you know
playtime with Evan Evan spends a lot of
time at daycare and so it's important
for us to know that the people who are
spending so much time with him are
working with him on the same things that
we're working with him on it's very
important for us to have the therapist
instructing his teachers with regard to
the types of things we're working on
kino
how long have you been waiting this
morning of it you know I love having
Evan in my class look forward to coming
the days that he comes during the week
he just kind of lights up the room kids
look forward to Mayer on the days when
he doesn't show up and he's supposed to
be there all the kids like where's Evan
you know they go to his cubby and notice
his backpack isn't there and everyone no
it's just a great kid to have in my
class it's nice and he really does have
a good M sound so why don't you kind of
hold them back and see more go ahead and
then just go ahead and reinforce our
production of more along with Evan
learning to say words he's also learning
manual science this facilitates his
ability to understand and use language
and supports him in becoming a more
active and effective communicator
prettypaint shake shake shake shake
shake shake so how was Penny's been
going know what it was a problem when we
were just he's in the greater peace cuz
he did it and then turn the russian
dressing room since we've been using
edible stuff like cool whip and pudding
and miss Carol syrup with the sprinklers
he's uh he's really gotten into it yeah
one of my primary roles when I
consultant Irwin's childcare setting is
to observe the typical classroom day and
provide suggestions around modifications
of the activities the environment or the
materials to support Evan to fully
participate with his peers I enjoy
having therapist like Renee come into my
classroom I have a background in early
childcare so I know a lot about
providing quality childcare and planning
activities it's nice to have an input
from therapists like Renee they help
with positioning a child feeding and
bringing activities to the level of all
the children in the classroom which is
the ultimate goal on a child care
provider can you sit down my keys you're
gonna sit on your boss well it's the
almost yellow it's actually this assume
that Michelle's been using at home and
what we've been doing is because
sometimes he'll grab the screen but he's
having a harder time getting it up to
now so if you just provide a little bit
of guidance around the elbow area just
to help him guys now he's been doing
really well okay is that yeah music you
like cereal yummy yummy yummy in my
tummy lovely Julia loves milk that's
right
that was nice yeah he just needs a
little bit of support I think eventually
we can face in a short time okay let's
put in the fridge to me no we're fine go
ahead oh here we go except you could
just there we are and that was nice yeah
my time with evan is very brief so it's
so important that I share my knowledge
and experience with Evans parents and
his child care providers so that they're
able to support his development
throughout the week this is really when
the progress is made
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