HIPPA Therapy

I got Damon involved in Hippa Therapy locally here close to my parents home. I think that he really enjoyed it because he would get excited and want to get out of the car as soon as we pulled in. The only down side about the whole thing is he doesn't have a whole lot of trunk control and so his time was very limited on the horse. The first go round was only aout 5 minutes long. And they would increase his time every week going around the ring another time. When we were finished he had done about four times around but still didn't take too long. I don't think I will get him involved again for the summer session just because it is a little pricey and like my dad said, I can just put him on the horse here and ride him around. We will try that and see how that goes. The main goal for this therapy is to gain trunk control and it works really well for autistic kids and kids with social problems because it gives them something to look forward too, routine, and someone they can love, a horse. So for the time being, we will just wait it out. It was fun to get him in though and see him get excited. I felt that it was good for him because he doesn't get to do too many things other then his therapies.

He loved to turn and try and look at the one tree in the corner. So as soon as they would pass that, he would throw his head around and try to look back towards the tree. Only problem, it distracted him too much that he couldnt concentrate on what he should have been doing and that is keeping his head up and trunk up.