I have really had an enjoyable week. I only worked three days this week, because my family was coming in. Unfortnately, my aunt, uncle, and two cousins did not get to come. However, my other uncle and his daughter, Audrey, visited. I hadn't seen them in almost a year, which is really sad considering that they only live three hours away. Audrey is a very ambitious young lady. At only 15 years of age, she has already determined that she wants to study what causes brain deterioration. She is very interested with dementa, so I was able to share some stories with her (stories I now have from classes and visiting the nursing home on Wednesdays).

Speaking of the nursing home, last Tuesday, I took my client to visit "Mary's Garden"(this is the part where Christy's dad stays through the days). There was this lady there, we all call her Mama that refused to eat. For nearly two hours, three different female workers attempted to get her to eat but was unsuccessful. My client has a lot of issues, especially behavioral issues; however, she easily coaxed Mama to eat. While at the dinner table, Mama even made my client a Macaroni & Cheese sandwich. The workers were amazed by how Mama responded to my client; when I have taken her around any of the patients, they always respond positively to her. I have always felt that my client has a special gift; this may just be it.

Now to discuss a little about the ongoing events of our class...
I feel the Moo meeting Tuesday went great. It was nice having people who are typically superior to us ask us questions and want our point of view. One lady mentioned that she teaches both middle school and college and that she wanted to use the MRP for both age groups. I thought this was a great; I liked the idea that she would assign the students one genre per each six weeks. Also, we discussed how the MRP could be used for any subject; I feel more teachers should start using this method.

I didn't get a chance to work with my powerpoint presentation any this week; however, I am still deciding whether or not I should keep the one I have or try to finish the one from the mother's prospective. Deep down, I feel that I should use the one from the mother; I am just having a really difficult time trying to present different slides, because I want it to be a certain way, a way that I haven't quite discovered yet.

As for the assignments, when I went to create the one "About the Author" I used a poem to describe who I am. I hope you don't mind that I borrowed the idea from you, but I just loved it, so creative.

I can't believe that we only have two weeks left. I really dreaded taking a summer class this close to school starting again; however, I really have enjoyed it. This has definitely been a huge learning experience.

Summer-Dawn

Honest, Responsible, Energetic, and Cheerful

Daughter of encouraging parents who believe she can accomplish all her dreams

Who is a student at Marshall, a communication disorder major, and stressed

Who loves beautiful sunsets, snuggling up with a book, and seeing people grow both physically & mentally

Who desires further educational instruction, more experience, and above all patience

Who wonders why people commit henious crimes, there aren't more hours in the day, and some choose to isolate themselves from greater experiences

Who fears certain types of committment, the inablitity to be in a place when she is needed, and change

Who believes one person can make a difference, there are reasons why things happen, and there isn't always good in everybody

Who gives her love, opinion, and all

Ellis

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The area of interest I chose to focus on is Asperger Syndrome. I became very interested in knowing more about AS when I met a client with this disorder about three months ago. When we were asked to choose a topic, I thought this would be a great time to discover more about something I had already been eager to know more about.

Before this project, the only thing that I really knew about Asperger Syndrome was that it is a disorder that falls within the Autistic spectrum.
Now, I know that AS is actually a developmental disorder, and the four main factors associated with AS include:
• Social interaction
• Communication
• Narrow Interests / Preoccupation's
• Repetitive routines / rituals, inflexibility.
Since AS is not as commonly discussed as autism, I was surprised to discover that AS is, in fact, more common. Also, AS is more common in males rather than females.

Although much research has been done to understand different aspects of Asperger Syndrome, it is necessary that we continue increasing our knowledge on the subject, which will ultimately allow for more successful methods used in therapy, daily life, etc.

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