7:30 am: call from my daughter's staff that a family member was in a serious accident and she would not be able to come cover the day while I was working. So packed up the dog, the girl and off to work! Luckily working at PHP, bringing your children to work is not frowned upon. LG is very able to keep herself busy between the ipad, making lists and DVD's. In the morning I watched her awkward gait and noticed it worse worse than usual. I checked her shoes and tightened up the Velcro.  We proceeded to the car and I offered my arm for her to hold onto, which she readily took. When leaving today I noticed that the left foot kept rocking as he planted her foot on the the ground.  Only the left.  The right seemed okay.  So, I asked if she was having pain in her foot.  Her immediate relief was obvious.  She said it was her right toe. I told her "when we get to the car show me what hurts.  She removed her left shoe and sock and ouch!  It mad...

The 6 piece puzzle completed with dates on each piece. It's Easy, Cheap and Fun! Yet it took me years to try it.   The puzzle is done! Up before 10am 6 out of 7 days!  Now to move it to 9:30 with a new puzzle.   The DVD cost me only $.50 cents plus $4.95 for shipping off Amazon.  It was waiting for her yesterday morning and she was THRILLED! Tonight will be spent selecting a new goal target, making the puzzle and starting again!   If your person in need of a change can't wait 7 days, start with a lower number of pieces that they can earn in a day or even an hour!  This is all about creating success.  I would never take a puzzle piece away, which may result in the loss of a positive association with the “earning” puzzles.   How could you use this puzzling fun with your son, daughter, or client?

Waiting is such an evil concept for those living in the present.  Yesterday is any day before today and tomorrow is anytime beyond the now. Lauren missed one day so far. She was mad! and I am relieved to say it wasn't on my watch.  The concept of "try again tomorrow" is hard for her to grasp.  One thing we can learn from our children that live in the present is that the present is the most important and squeeze every drop of life out of it! She called me this morning at 9:30. I suppose to announce that she was up, so I immediately got excited about her receiving the next puzzle piece.  She has only two more days to go! Then what? A new puzzle of course!  We will move the time to 9:30am!  Woo Hoo! Enjoy every minute!

Gluing on piece #2! What does it take to get my daughter out of bed in the morning? MOTIVATION! Pondering how to get my nearly 30 year old daughter awake before noon or later after being up and busy a good deal of the night, I remembered a strategy offered up by  Nathan Ory , my favorite behavior guy .  My Girl has a team of support! She is in her own home with supported living so "choice" is a priority.  Creativity is Key in providing choice!  LG has different relationships with the different staff members so one person's approach works and another's doesn't.  Some of them can get her moving in a heartbeat and some can't.   NEEDED A STRATEGY To circumvent a melt down at lunch last Wednesday, I started drawing Arthur - yes that PBS aardvark on the back of the placemat.  It looked nothing like Arthur, so we searched google for a pic.  It hit me!  Make a puzzle out of the picture of a book that she wants.  "Arthur's...