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Feeling a bit "off"

28/11/2022

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Keely 5-9pm
 
Sleep: 8hr34m
Resting: 59bpm
Toileted: 7:40pm - medium output
Weather: 19⁰ Fair
Risk level: Minimum
Activities: Puzzle, went for a walk, watched a movie with mum.
 
Sachin was at table eating dinner when I arrived. I sat with him for a while, we had a slow start to the night. Saj had mentioned that Praveena feels Sachin may be a bit "off"/unwell possibly - Sachin does appear to not be feeling like his usual self tonight. He had his meds around 6:05pm - we organised tea + headed to the programs room + got setup and started on the puzzle.
Sachin seemed very distracted during puzzle time tonight and appeared to be "zoning out" quite a lot during puzzle time tonight - not like the way he would usually when stuck on his puzzle, requiring me to rub him on the shoulder and call his name to regain his attention.
 
He was very slow with finding pieces and sorting through boxes more than usual, only to go back to the first he had looked at.
Took Sachin for a short walk up the road + back @ 7:15pm, 438 steps - home 5 mins later. I encouraged him to sit on the couch - took runners off, placed slippers back on + encouraged Sach to move onto the couch next to Praveena. Gave Sach his iPad, he put YouTube on and say and relaxed next to mum for a little while, whilst she watched TV.
Saj toileted Sach @ 7:40pm - medium output and put a jumped on him and offered him a beanie to put on instead of his cap.
Once finished, Praveen had picked a movie to watch (Avatar), which Sachin actively watched with her.
Overall not a bad shift, despite how "off" Sach appeared. Be began to seem closer to his usual self more toward the end of the shift, more vocal out on the couch with mum.
Heartrate stayed below 70bpm for the majority of the shift, only going higher when evidently stressed or when moving around. 

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    Author

    Sajit Verma.
    Running a 5 years tertiary program for his son, Sachin, who has severe autism.
    Other collaborators:
    Jarrett Polkinghorne(support worker),
    James Knock​(support worker)
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