Jake likes to shred paper, or pull broom straws out of the broom and pull and twist them with his fingers. Right now I am letting him do this with the broom because it's better than having rafts of paper bits all over my floor. I admit that I don't sweep them up or vacuum till he goes to bed, or sometimes first thing in the morning after the kids get on the bus. I would like this behavior to stop, but nothing I have tried to substitute with seems to satisfy the same sensory need.
He will help me sweep, although he doesn't quite get how to sweep the stuff into a pile. I'm trying to teach him. He will readily hold the dustpan for me and then dump the paper into the garbage pail. He doesn't seem anything but slightly amused about the entire situation.
In other news, he has started physical therapy (PT) and is working on riding a bike. Which reminds me, I have to find his (partly dog-chewed) bike helmet for school, and write a note about using his bicycle. His para asked if I wanted to send it in, but it's the same size as the one they are using - 16 inch. I think he's ready for a 20 inch. Spring, where are you? (Don't answer that.)
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