summer speech part 2

Well, SJ was particularly sad this Thursday.  His speech time had been changed due to a double booking of patients.  I didn't really understand why SJ's appointment had to be the one to be changed, but it is what it is.  When I told SJ about it after the scheduler called me, he was immediately upset.  You wouldn't think having your appointment an hour earlier would be a big deal, but to SJ it was. 

You see, SJ's appointment used to be over right as McDonalds was ready to serve lunch.  That is part of his routine.  Go to speech and then you get McDonalds.  He immediately knew that would not be possible anymore, since McDonalds will still be serving breakfast when his appointment is over.  He cried for about an hour when I told him about the time change. 

I told him that by the time we got close to our house we would be able to go to a McDonalds there.  He would not even begin to listen to this.  So he continued to cry.  Poor guy! 

When we arrived on Thursday morning, I told his therapist about SJ's reaction to the time change.  She said she would look into it and see what could be done.  If it can't be changed, SJ will just have to adjust.

When the appointment was done, she told me she finished the pragmatics testing.  She hadn't scored it yet, but she feels he still will need work in that area.  She is going to continue the testing next week.  She sent us home with a worksheet on main ideas.  The topic is Kennywood (our local amusement park), so I am hoping it will hold his interest.  I am planning on working on that homework tomorrow.

As soon as we got in the car, SJ said, “What about McDonalds?”  I said, “They aren’t ready for lunch yet.  Maybe we can stop at the one near our house.”  He moaned for a few minutes and his mood improved when we got to the Circle Store (Target).  He brought his wallet and picked out a new Lego set.  By the time we got close to home, he had completely forgotten about McDonalds. 

I asked if he wanted to go there and he simply said “Nah.”  So it seems that the crisis is averted.  That is at least until next Thursday.