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Some things we have learned or discovered about [[Josh]]: | Some things we have learned or discovered about [[Josh]]: | ||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
* | * Can easily put on his own clothes and shoes, but sometimes gets things backwards (and cannot tie laces) | ||
* Knows how to replace a missing lightbulb (on his own initiative, he pulled out some boxes of replacement bulbs, identified the correct one to go in his overhead light, and installed it himself) - he picked this up from observing (was not trained) | |||
* He can sign his first name on request. He can also type it; he recognizes the idea of a computer log-in screen, and will type his name as the username and password without prompting. | * He can sign his first name on request. He can also type it; he recognizes the idea of a computer log-in screen, and will type his name as the username and password without prompting. | ||
* He can recite his home phone number on request, though not very intelligibly (rather quick & garbled). | * He can recite his home phone number on request, though not very intelligibly (rather quick & garbled). | ||
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* He figured out where the plug goes in the back of the DVD player on his own; we just hand him the cord now. (Confiscating it became necessary in order to prevent him from watching movies all night. Fortunately he has no apparent interest in regular TV.) | * He figured out where the plug goes in the back of the DVD player on his own; we just hand him the cord now. (Confiscating it became necessary in order to prevent him from watching movies all night. Fortunately he has no apparent interest in regular TV.) | ||
* He figured out the main melody to one of his favorite musical numbers on the piano when he was approximately 10, but has lost interest in the piano since then. | * He figured out the main melody to one of his favorite musical numbers on the piano when he was approximately 10, but has lost interest in the piano since then. | ||
* He chooses movies and puts them in the DVD player himself, but hasn't learned not to get grease on the playing surface (i.e. his chosen disc frequently won't play, and he needs someone to clean it). While he does prefer musicals (and has a set of perennial favorites), he will sometimes explore other genres such as animation. He figured out how to use the DVD remote control, and spent several months (late 2008/early 2009) exploring all the "special features" in his favorite DVDs. | * He chooses movies and puts them in the DVD player himself, but hasn't learned not to get grease on the playing surface (i.e. his chosen disc frequently won't play, and he needs someone to clean it). While he does prefer musicals (and has a set of perennial favorites), he will sometimes explore other genres such as animation. | ||
** He figured out how to use the DVD remote control, and spent several months (late 2008/early 2009) exploring all the "special features" in his favorite DVDs. | |||
===Notes=== | |||
* He is primarily left-handed (especially writing, though in some other tasks too). | |||
==Interests== | ==Interests== | ||
* He is most likely to notice that people exist when they sing to him, especially if it is a song he knows. | * He is most likely to notice that people exist when they sing to him, especially if it is a song he knows. | ||