Monday, August 23, 2010

Thank you...looooove Peyton!

As we have continued to work with Peyton on his prayers he has been progressing really well. At first he just repeated what we said, and then we did every other line, with him simply repeating things he remembered us previously saying. It went more like a script than a prayer because with his autism, echolalia is very common while, natural creative sppech is not. However, lately he has been making great strides in coming up with his own additions to the prayer, especially in the thank you section. It shows that he knows what being thankful means and that he can come up with original thought. Plus, it is just so darn cute to see what a 3 year old is thankful for. Some of our favorites!
  • pancankes (pancakes)
  • PBS kids
  • Cars (the movie)
  • Dr. Suess
  • Lucky Charms
  • Grandpa
  • Daddy's Job (we did teach him the last two but he is choosing to use them a lot on his own)
  • Sponge Bob
  • playdoh

5 comments:

Alesha said...

That is so cute Tressa!! Peyton really is so smart!

Anonymous said...

I love his list!!!
mom

BJ Barnes said...

Nothing is so precious as a child's sincere prayer! Thank you Peyton for for being such a special boy!! :)

Unknown said...

Hi Tressa. I just found your blog on Clarissa's blog list. We should get together sometime and let the kids play....either at one of our houses or maybe BK....I have just Molly T or TH 12-2...while the other kids are in school. Think about it.

P.S. I can't believe you posted that nasty pic of me at the Cheddar Challenge...lol. Did you see my face!

Institute for Internet Safety said...

He's indeed a smart kid. So adorable too. It's good that you're treating him like a normal child, for in this way he'll not get spoiled or maybe a rebel for worst. Keep it up!