Day 45

In life skills, Ryan worked with his therapist to pick a lunch spot for next week. They also made a grocery list for the meal Ryan would be cooking next week.

In constraint induced therapy, Ryan played Uno with his therapist. In PT, Ryan worked out on a cardio machine. After that, he walked (with the therapist's assistance) around the inside of the building.

In speech therapy, Ryan reviewed comments from a critique of his previous presentations. He also reserved the room for his brief on September 2. This will be the brief on military protocol.

This afternoon, Ryan had a doctor's appointment with an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist. The specialist did a videoscope of Ryan's vocal chords. There is nothing physically wrong with his vocal chords. They are functioning properly. There is a slight tremor in his right vocal chord when Ryan is NOT talking. But, other than that, his vocal chords are fine. The doctor gave Ryan's speech therapist clearance to begin working with Ryan on some vocal exercises to help improve the quality of his speech.