Ben has learned so much since he has started school. He is being called "a little sponge" by his wonderful aid. They are truly amazing with him at school and words can't express how thankful I am to have such a great team working with him - his aid, his teacher, therapists and even his nurses have all done so much for him and are the reason for his success.
Over the weekend, I decided to get on tape some of Ben's skills (I'm taping and my mom and dad are Ben's fans). He just loves working if you cheer him on - he is such a ham for a round of applause! He even has them cheering and clapping him on at school. Right now, that is such a huge motivator for him, which works for me because it is free!
The video contains five different clips of Ben - I edited each clip down so the entire video wasn't too long. You'll notice Ben chewing up his shirt collar in the video. The more excited he gets, the more he chews. That is one of his bad habits. We've given him therapy toys meant to provide oral input and he doesn't like them. He would rather chew holes in ALL his shirts and fill his mouth with lint. You'll also notice Ben is wearing his cochlear implant in the video. He is great about wearing his implant when doing school games - I think because he wants to hear the cheering! The best clip is the very last one. He is able to do that whole sheet of letters. Amazing!
7 comments:
That was wonderful Ben keep up the great work I am so proud of you!!
Hugs,
Crystal and Eva
Ben,
You are amazing! Evan has that same train puzzle, and can match the shapes but can't quite get them in the spots. I loved watching you string beads--impressive fine motor skills! And the ABCs...that was so incredible to watch. Keep up the great work :)
Hugs,
Sarah, Jeremy, and Evan
Aunt Jen said...
Oh Ben...you are such a smarty pants...that is awesome!!! It was fun seeing him do the matching on Thanksgiving and this video is great! We are so proud of our little school boy. :)
Love,
Aunt Jen
I am in happy tears over here! Ben, you're amazing. I really, really enjoyed watching your fabulous skills!
I can't wait to show Viv your video when she wakes up from her nap. She's going to love watching you, too!
Oh, Amy, this brought tears to my eyes. Ben is doing SOOO good!! He reminds me of Katie doing all those things when she was in Stephanie's room--even the shirt chewing! LOL
Way to go, Ben! I just knew you would love school and do so great there!
BEN! WOW! WOW! WOW! You amazing sweetheart! Great job! We are so proud of you! Keep up the great work! We hope you all have a great holiday!
God Bless,
Brian, Sarah, and Caleb Hlebiczki
Ben you rock! I love how he just looks up, anticipating that praise. Maybe that's why our kids are such hams and eager to please and perform - they have so much therapy and so many adults cheering them on from such a young age. I'm glad of it though, Kennedy makes life so fun with her ham-ishness :) Keep working hard at school Ben, you are doing FANTASTIC!!! We are all so proud of you!
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