Stacia is communicating

While we are not giving up on Stacia being able to talk our goal has always been communication. I have always said I don't care if Stacia uses ASL, uses PECS, Uses her AAC, or if she talks I just want her to communicate.

Tonight we had the normal get ready for bed routine though she did communicate that she wanted a bath by taking off just about all her clothes. Her shirt was a little tight in the neck so she needed some help there. If that hadn't been the case it would have been off. After she was almost naked she proceeded to sit in the tub and wait just looking at me. The look that said, "Come on Mama get a clue already I want a bath."

After her bath and she was all ready to be tucked into bed she voiced Puz which means Puzzles. I have a set of puzzles for kids on my phone that I allow her to play. Ones that are way too easy for her now so I need some other ones to down load the app too. Any of my readers have any suggestions please comment below. I decided to try and find a few for on the lap top. One of Stacia's IEP goals for Occupational Therapy is to be able to operate a computer mouse. What better way to motivate her than with a puzzle she loves. I found a few and we had fun doing them together.

Stacia used her AAC tonight to tell her sister and me good night, to ask for hugs, to ask for kisses. She even used it to tell me that she was scared of the dark and could the light be left on.

Now if I could only get her to ask for the milk instead of trying to be Miss Independent and trying to get it herself. All right I would settle for her just asking to have the milk as I want to encourage her to do things independently as much as possible. Just as long as I don't need the last of the jug for something and that she doesn't try to pour a full gallon and spill.

I am very pleased and extremely happy with Stacia's strong attempts to communicate with me and her sister earlier this evening.  Here's praying that I can be reporting more and more of her strides in communication in the very near future.