Hope's First Playdate

Hope went on her first play date today. It wasn't that she has made enough progress to try it, but rather that GB had made a friend during Challengers softball. Her friend has a younger brother who is eight and developmentally delayed and their house is set up so it is easy to provide constant supervision. GB and her friend, Jordan, did crafts while Hope and Tyler played with the doll house, swung on the indoor swing, and watched Scoobie Doo. There were the expected rough spots, but with two adults there to intervene, nothing got out of hand. Hope had a great time and didn't want to leave. Hope's first social success! I am hoping to give her another opportunity soon.

Hope, Party, and No Social Skills

Hope's birthday party was today. GB has been fragile since we cut pack the Invega. Only two of the nine other kids in Hope's class came. GB's NT friends filled in the gap, but when the party was over, Hope wanted to know why her other classmates weren't there. I told her I didn't know, because I couldn't tell her she has no friends because she has no social skills. Not only would that have been negative, but it probably would have ignited a meltdown. I need to get Hope's IEP out and write some smart goals for social skills before the next CSE meeting. It was a strange party... the birthday girl didn't interact with most of her guests.