Sachin's Daily Program: An Autistic Man's Journey
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Giggly Sachin

20/9/2022

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Support: Kariba Russell.
Arrived at approx 17:00pm, clocked in, walked in through the side gate and was met with Saj. All was well, he informed me that Sachin was well rested, he had had 10 hours plus, of broken sleep. I walked inside and said hey to Sachin, his face lit up when he saw me. I gave him a fist pump and he giggled. I sat with him at the dining table, he had finished his dinner and had half of his tea left. He seemed well, more colour in his face today. After dinner I took him to the toilet, I turned on the tap to prompt him. He had no urine output. Next I fully assisted in putting on his walking shoes and ankle brace on left ankle. Sachin seemed eager to leave, he waited at the sliding door for me, I encouraged him to come with me through the garage door. He quickly followed me through the door. We then departed for our evening walk. Sachin opened the gate and led the way, he put his arm out for me to link his arm and we started walking. Moderate pace today, Sachin led the way. He was giggling and making noises while we walked, he seemed happy to be out of the house. We walked too the end of the street then back home. Stopped and waited for passing cars. Upon arrival back home, Sachin sat down and I took off his shoes and his ankle brace. I then prompted him to brush his teeth but he sat on the couch picking at his lips. I applied some paw paw ointment to help sooth his dry lips. I tried to get him to come with me a brush his teeth however he wasn’t interested. I checked his bpm on Fitbit app and was sitting on 88mbp, 62resting. Praveena got his teapot ready and he shot up to do that task. He put his tea bag into the water then wiped off the pot with a tea towel. Then I prompted him to brush his teeth. He walked straight into the toilet and produces low urine output. Then I fully assisted brushing his teeth, x5 rinses with water. We then got our teas and made our way into programs room. I turned on the defuser and stereo and prompted Sachin to turn on his lamp which he did. I took a progress picture of his puzzle. Sachin got right into it, sorting through the pieces. He required me assistance and waited for me to place a few pieces in its correct spot, but of course has to make the right “clicking” sounds. This took a few attempts. I prompted him to drink his tea. I applied lavender oil multiple times to the inside of his nostrils. I think he comfortable having me around, makes me happy. Saj administered his 6pm medication. I helped sachin as much as I could/as much as he’d allow me to help him. I’d find pieces of the puzzles, put them together then he’d pull the pieces apart. He completed a small section of his puzzle in bottom right hand corner of his puzzle. I took a progress picture of his puzzle. Then at approx 19:30pm we packed up in programs room, sachin turned off his lamp then I turned off defuser and stereo. We then made our way into the lounge room. He snuggled up on the couch under his blanket and watched some tv and ate some chips. He kept giggling. I sat and ate a lovely meal, lovely chats with Saj and Praveena. At approx 21:00pm I said goodbye, clocked out and left 
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    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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