February 12, 2021

I thought I'd share a couple more positive observations today. When John 'works' in his office these days, he doesn't make such a mess unloading all the shelves and spreading stuff around the house. He seems to leave most of the books on the shelves, only taking a handful of them out and spreading them around. Currently he's focused on taking all the pens out of their cups and laying them out across the desk. That's much easier for me to clean up! I also think he's spitting less. He still spits - still in the sink typically - but not in the neighborhood of over 100 times a day. Maybe it's more like 25 times. Definitely a welcome improvememt. Whenever he misplaces something, he immediately assumes someone took it. He can't think about anything else until he finds it. It's weird how he doesn't forget something is lost! He just forgets where he put it. He 'stole' Edna's phone again this week. We got home from Easter Seals and I heard a different phone chime ringing in his backpack. I searched the bazillion pockets but did not find it in time to answer the phone. Next my phone rang, and I told Edna we had her phone, and she came by the house to pick it up. So now we're trying to make a habit to check to make sure he hasn't stashed anyone else's stuff in his backpack before I take him home! Today he brought donuts to Easter Seals in honor of Valentine's Day. We're so thankful for everyone there!