ABA THERAPY- PUZZLES

Aliyah started ABA therapy about 2 months ago and she has accomplished so much since then!!!!
We first started 3 piece puzzles and now, 2 months later are doing 9 piece puzzles.

Her sessions are 2 hours long, so she does get tired and tries to play around by putting objects, like her puzzles pieces and laughing about it. She is such a silly girl!

I feel bad saying this, but I underestimated my baby girl. I thought it would have taken her at least 9 more months to get where she is now. Just goes to show me, Aliyah is a strong and bright individual! I should forget all the negativity we have heard from her prognosis.

Watch ABA Puzzle Session

Celebrating Aliyah's 4th Birthday with classmates and teacher :)

Aug 2. 13
We celebrated Aliyah's 4th Birthday at home and in her classroom setting,  I was trying to get some practice blowing candles. Even though she didn't actually blow, she tried and that is enough for me :)

Aliyah can blow bubbles, she just needs time doing so. Meaning, if she can blow bubbles she can definitely blow her candles.

That night, like every other "night before her birthday", I had a meltdown... Birthdays are an emotional roller coaster for me

Watch Aliyah celebrate her 4th Birthday at School

Adaptive and Typical Tricycle / Scooter

Aliyah during her Physical Therapy, July 2013

Adaptive Tricycle: When Aliyah is outside she uses an adaptive tricycle. She has trouble pedaling uphill (the adaptive tricycle facilitates uphill obstacles).

We ordered our adaptive tricycle from Amtryke
This is the model her therapist chose for her: 50-FC-1512 - ProSeries 1512 W/Rear Steering Control

                         
Typical Tricycle: I am not sure if you can see that Aliyah's therapist duck taped her feet onto the pedals and duck taped her waist around the seat, so that Aliyah can focus more on pedaling and less on trying to fit her body back onto the tricycle.
                                                                    Watch Aliyah on Tricycle

Aliyah also practiced riding on a scooter! Hope you enjoy the videos!

Watch Aliyah on Scooter