Session 6

Kate picked out some blue paper and I put sparkle modpodge over the top.  They are really sparkly, the picture doesn't really show it.

Today was Kate's computer day and she wore the blocking glasses for the whole hour.  Yay!  Basically, the computer, tv or any screen stimulates the left brain.  So it's important to wear the glasses while doing these activities so that the left brain is being blocked and the right brain stimulated more.  We want to reduce or halt any stimulation to her left brain.  It's fat enough already :)  And we want to exercise the right, it's a little wimpy right now.  That's the idea.  So the blocking glasses block her right eye, the stimulation goes in the left eye and crosses to the right brain.  Same with the earplug, but I will start her on that tomorrow.

Session 6 went great today!  Brianna said she was so cooperative that they got done early and had extra time.  She was pretty tired after and only played at the bounce place for 15 minutes and was done.  She was too tired to go in the grocery store also.  So we made it a quick trip and went home to rest. 

At bedtime, she was saying how Brianna is pretty relaxed but the cognitive coach said Sshhh to her and she hates being shushed.  I told her she can tell people that she doesn't like that and she said "I told her that it hurts my feelings.  I don't know why it does.  Hopefully Brain Balance will work and, you know, balance both sides."  "And then you won't be so sensitive?" I asked.  "Yea." she said.

That was pretty interesting because she always has pointed the finger at other people "doing" things "to" her to make her feel sad or hurt her feelings.  It has always been their fault.  So, tonight when she said that about herself, I was shocked.  A little self-awareness going on!