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| Family Picture at Summer Bridge Celebration |
Shawn spent only a month in the summer bridge program this year. He was so excited to go live in the dorm and work that we hoped things would be as great as they were last year.
Sadly, that was not how things worked out. Shawn struggled to adapt to the change in his environment and schedule. He regressed in several areas of independence and we were called to meet with the coordinator to discuss what was happening. Shawn was showing major regression in his personal care skills and that is something that will prevent him from being able to participate in the future certificate program they are developing.
Shawn was placed at the Campus Mail center for work, and his struggles recognizing numbers prevented him from being able to get permanent employment there. He did make some friends there, which Jim will talk about in a future post.
Shawn loved working again and really liked seeing and spending time with his friends from summer bridge. However, the single month program was more disruptive for Shawn than it was productive and he struggled to adjust to the change of moving to the dorm and when he came back home.
Based on what happened at the summer bridge program and some struggles and regression that Shawn has experienced since returning home, we suspect that Shawn is having seizures at night again. We hoped that Shawn would remain seizure free for years to come, but sadly it doesn't appear that way. We have an appointment schedule to see his Neurologist in a few months, so we are going to monitor him closely and watch for more signs of seizure activity.
For now, Shawn spends his days at home with Grandpa Jerry, who takes care of him and takes him to his activities with PARA, like bowling and cooking.
Thanks for following us on Shawn's adventures.
~Kat
