Liam had an excellent session today. He successfully completed 8 of 10 discrete trial training (DTT) rounds for his "requesting preferred items" goal — his highest accuracy rate to date. He also initiated two unprompted greetings with the RBT when she arrived, which is a strong indicator of social communication progress. We introduced the new "wait" card during snack time and he responded well after the second prompt. Overall energy was positive and cooperative throughout.

Session focused on fine motor and daily living skills. Liam completed shoe-tying steps 1–3 independently (steps 4–6 still require hand-over-hand support). He engaged in 15 minutes of parallel play alongside a peer during the structured activity block — longer than previous sessions. Some difficulty transitioning away from the iPad at the 45-minute mark; we used the first-then board and he transitioned within 2 prompts.

Liam was slightly fatigued today (per parent report, he had a short night). We shortened the DTT block and spent more time on preferred activities to build rapport before targeting goals. He completed his visual schedule independently twice with no prompts — a milestone. Communication attempts were fewer than usual but consistent with fatigue. We recommend keeping the evening routine consistent on session nights to support optimal session performance.