📍 Right Now — Current Snapshot
Last updated: 4 June 2026
Phase: Recently moved to new home. Novelty wearing off, regulation fluctuating. Spending most time in/near bedroom — his safe zone. Not attending school since 2024.
Recent milestone: ✨ Independently used Proloquo to request "squeezes" after dysregulation — first spontaneous, intentional AAC use for emotional regulation. Significant self-advocacy breakthrough.
Current learning approach: Stabilisation-focused. Safety and regulation come first, with learning delivered ambiently through play, routines and investigations rather than formal instruction. AAC modelling embedded in daily routines.
What's working right now: People coming to him — he's engaged and present when others join his world on his terms. Enjoying "conversations" on his iPad. Low-demand connection in familiar spaces is landing well. Tolerance for having people in his room is strong.
What's hard right now: Room-bound, not leaving much at all. High connection needs: he seeks company and closeness a lot, which is developmentally meaningful and requires sustained one-to-one support to meet safely.
👩⚕️ Current Therapy Focus
Update after each appointment. Date everything — it matters for NDIS evidence.
| Therapist | Role | Current focus | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aoife Corcoran | Speech — The Play Projects | Low-demand, relationship-based approaches throughout all routines. Follow his lead — participate alongside, don't direct. Respond consistently to ALL communication attempts (Proloquo, gestures, body language, vocal). Simplify Proloquo navigation — pin most-used items to home page, explore iPad shortcuts so device is always accessible. Continue documenting wins as NDIS evidence. Support Tahlia in implementing goals through natural low-demand interactions. | 3 June 2026 |
| Brooke Gilmore | OT — Redlands CTC | Housing modifications and sensory needs strategies (current focus). Sensory regulation and body awareness ongoing. Oral care desensitisation through gradual familiarity. Telehealth format. Note: OT goals haven't been as explicitly discussed as speech goals lately — worth raising at next session: what are we actively working toward together? | ⬜ Date |
| Naomi Abou-Sleiman | PBS — Positive Moods | PBS goals to be confirmed at the next appointment. To raise: Naomi's current focus and our active PBS goals, so they are documented here. | ⬜ Date |
| Tahlia | Support Worker (3hrs/wk NDIS + additional) | Low-demand activity approach — e.g. making biscuits, doing steps together in the corner of the room so Fletcher can join if he wants but is never asked to. No demand placed on him. Mix of: activity prep together, watching Fletcher, beginning Proloquo modelling, creating videos for Fletcher to watch and watching them together with him. Generally implementing the same therapy and learning approach as Nat. Goal: build toward consistent phrases, songs, and routines Tahlia uses — not established yet but wanted. | Ongoing |
Next appointments:
- Aoife (Speech): Mon 15 June @ 1pm
- ⬜ Brooke (OT): possibly back next week — date TBC
- ⬜ Naomi (PBS): date TBC
📝 Running Observations Log
Add dated notes here as you notice things. No structure needed — just capture. Small things count.
- (4 June 2026) Independently requested "squeezes" on Proloquo after dysregulation — first spontaneous emotional self-advocacy AAC use ✨
- (5 June 2026) TikTok channel @words.with.fletch created for AAC modelling — plan is to post videos of Proloquo use and modelling in daily life, and seed the algorithm so Fletcher sees AAC modelling naturally in his own feed. Connects video modelling (well-evidenced for AAC learners) with his existing TikTok engagement. ✨
- (5 June 2026) Enjoying "conversations" on his iPad — engaging interactively rather than just passively watching. People coming to his room is working well as a connection approach.
🔗 Reference Documents
The deep frameworks. This page is your daily reference; the spines are your theory. Don't re-read the spines — just come back here.
- Literacy Master Spine — full framework, 8 research threads, 4 layers, 5 CEL strands — iCloud/Fletcher's Learning Folder
- Numeracy Master Spine — full framework, 5 research threads, 5 numeracy strands, room-by-room guide — iCloud/Fletcher's Learning Folder
- Investigation 1 Activity Menu — weekly activity picker, BRAIN STARTUP boxes — iCloud/Fletcher's Learning Folder
- Fletcher's Strands PDF — therapy strand summaries, half-year growth directions — iCloud
- Research Queue — all completed deep dives — Notion Brain Command Centre
📅 Key Dates
- NDIS Plan: 05/02/2026-05/02/2027 | Change of circumstances submitted April 2026 — in progress
- Home Education plan: ⬜ Submission date
- Investigation 1: 15 June to 23 August 2026 (Week 1 begins Monday 15 June)
- Investigation 2 start: about September 2026 (Water — How Does Water Move & Change?)