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    VIDEO: ABA therapy progress

    November 24, 2019 / No Comments

    Please enjoy the following videos showing some of the fun things that Ethan’s been doing at ABA. He learned how to blow bubbles, added more nouns to his vocabulary, and learned how to play tag!

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    Liza CK
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    Ethan learns how to play a tune on his little piano!

    September 6, 2019 / No Comments

    Today, Ethan's ABA therapist guided him to play "Mary Had A Little Lamb" on his little piano. After a few repetitions, he played a very close approximation of the tune!

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    Liza CK
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    Ethan’s Summer Shenanigans (Part 2)

    July 31, 2019 / No Comments

    Mommy’s been super busy these days, with ABA therapy, working from home, doing housework and actively organizing the South Bay Autism Parent Support Group, so here are some videos as quick updates of what we’ve been up to!

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    Liza CK
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    Sensory-friendly Sundays at Chuck E. Cheese’s!

    June 7, 2019 / No Comments

    Ethan had a field day with the different games at Chuck E. Cheese! The sensory stimuli from the lights and sounds definitely had him perked up and interested. He was running around, touching everything and giggling.

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    Liza CK
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    Ethan Loves Water!

    May 22, 2019 / No Comments

    Ethan loves loves loves his new water table. His clothes get all wet when he plays with it, and I have to give him a shower afterwards, but just seeing him giggle in glee makes my day.

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    Liza CK
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    Video: Physical therapy progress

    May 1, 2019 / No Comments

    Ethan has been going to physical therapy at Kids in Motion since July 2018 and receiving PT at the Leaps and Bounds program at the Pediatric Therapy Network since September 2018. It was July when he started walking at 21 months. This was one milestone that was definitely emotional for me; I began to get extremely worried when Ethan hadn’t walked yet at 18 months. He progressed so much since starting physical therapy. (He started around the time he took his first steps). The development of his gross motor skills and motor planning definitely skyrocketed! His therapist at Kids in Motion is Thérèse Willis and in Pediatric Therapy Network, Stephanie…

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    Liza CK
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    Video: Occupational Therapy progress

    February 28, 2019 / No Comments

    When Ethan was a little over a year old, someone commented that he played "funny." At that time, I thought the he would perhaps overcome it quickly. He would whack toys and objects instead of picking them up.

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    Liza CK
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    Video: Feeding therapy 😋

    February 24, 2019 / No Comments

    Just sharing a video of one of Ethan's feeding therapy sessions. We started the feeding therapy a month ago, and he's already made a lot of progress!

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    Liza CK
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    Video: My Son Ate His First Cracker!

    February 22, 2019 / No Comments

    Ethan ate a Ritz cracker! Woohoo!

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    Liza CK

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Abby Khou is the mom of a three-year-old boy diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and work-from-home Communication Manager for a digital marketing agency in Santa Monica. She earned her M.A. in English from Cal Poly Pomona in 2013. She aspires to be a pediatric occupational therapist in a few years to better help her son Ethan and other children with special needs.

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  • Autism Mom updates: Ethan’s continued progress through ABA and OT
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  • VIDEO: ABA therapy progress
  • ABA Adventures at the Botanic Garden and Beach!

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