Last week I
arrived at Aiden’s house to find him agitated.
Him and his body was tense, he was making noises and muttering instead
of using his words, and he was walking briskly around the garage space with a
frown on his face. I reached for the feelings chart and placed it in front of
him.
ML: Aiden, look at the feelings chart so you
can show me how you're feeling. What color are you right now?
A: He sits down on a large exercise ball
and hits my legs. My dad! I'm standing more in
front of him and behind him. I move my body behind him, pointing to the color chart. He points
to the red letting me know he's mad. When I turn it over to the anxiety number line, I asked him what level is his anxiety from 1 to 10. He points to the
number 10.
ML: Holding the letter board in front of him,
I asked him, “What is it that's making you feel mad and anxious today?”
A: He spells the sentence, “I want to go
for a walk.”
ML: I write this sentence down on a sheet of
paper and then hand it to him to write it down as well using my words as a
model. When he’s done, I ask, “If you do go for a walk, will your mad and anxious feelings go
away or become smaller?”
A: He softly replies, “Yes.”
ML: As I placed the letter board in front of
him, I respond with, “Great! What do you need to do before you can take a
walk?”
A: He spells out the sentence, “I have to
do my work.”
ML: “And why do we do the work?”
A: He answers on the letter board, “So I
can learn new things and help my brain gets
smarter.”
ML: “That's a great answer! Let’s go upstairs
to your desk and do you work for 45 minutes and them will go for your
walk.”
A: He looks more relaxed as he gets up to
walk to his room.
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