| Savannah and Parents at Home The VRC met with Savannah and her folks in their home. From the interview, the following abilities, challenges, and support needs were identified: After introducing herself to the family, the VRC asked Savannah to show her around. The VRC observed that Savanah: -
- Organized her books, music discs, music players, games and art supplies neatly in her corner of the family room, which she calls her "office."
- Sorted her clothes into five separate drawers. The clothing items were rolled, not folded, which helps Savannah stow and retrieve her clothing items more neatly.
Reported & Observed Interests & Abilities According to Savannah and her folks, Savannah enjoys: -
- Riding her bike, hiking, and singing; she misses the musical programs they had in elementary school.
- watching football and going fishing with her dad; she's a Packers fan!
- Reading stories with her mom (their bedtime routine).
- learning and mastering new skills to do them independently; this has become very important to Savannah as she's gotten older.
Reported Attributes & Household Contributions According to her folks, Savannah demonstrates the following attributes and contributions: -
- Good memory: Savannah remembers items from the shopping list for her mom when they shop; this has been helpful since mom often forgets her list.
- Punctual: she gets up to her own alarm and likes to be on time.
- Dependable: she likes routine and enjoys getting her work done.
- Eager to please: she jumps at the chance to help her mom with house cleaning duties, including vacuuming, wiping down the stairs, kitchen chairs, and cabinets.
- She is learning to sort, wash, & dry clothes; she is learning how to fold.
- She strips her bedsheets and launders them; she is learning to make the bed.
- She loads and unloads the dishwasher at home; she is getting better! Less broken dishes!
- She feeds the dog twice daily; she has done this since she was two!
Reported Challenges and Supports According to mom and dad, Savannah may: -
- Tune out (looks down or off into space) in conversations that may exceed her ability to understand; she needs prompts to tune back in AND rephrasing to help her understand the topic of conversation.
- Go off-topicby interjecting a subject not germane to current conversation; she requires prompts to attend to the topic at hand.
- Get confusedand will indicate suchby saying, "I don't understand;" she requires positive feedback for sharing her confusion, and rephrasing to help her understand, including her in the conversation.
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