Adaptive - Self Help

/Dane has been getting better with more independent skills.  He is able to go to the bathroom unassisted, pick out his own food for lunch and get ready for recess.  His adaptive skills he is very distracted.  He needs individual support during group instruction and after to help complete activities in class.  Without support, he is not able to complete the assigned work.  He continues to need practice asking his teacher for help on his work.  If Dane is stuck or does not have the proper material to work, he usually sits and waits.  He does not raise his hand for help or to at least ask what he should do.  To help complete his work, sensory breaks are given after he completes a set amount of work.  He benefits with limits of how much work needs to be done first and then given after he completes a set amount of work.  Dane relies on imitation while playing childhood games and is working on the intent/outcome of the game. 

I am to inform Danes therapists of what the school can use for sensory breaks to begin working on that with him.  His occupational therapist at school recommended a 3.5 pound weighted sack to place on his lap for 15 minutes.  To overuse a sensory item like this would make his body become used to the weight and therefore be unaffective on further usage.  At home when he is going into a sensory overload, he gets into his sensory sack/body sock and stretches putting pressure against him.  It has been quite useful before bedtime.