Today I had a speech assessment and will be starting officially with speech this week. I had a short break and then OT therapy.

Speech consisted of times tests, storytelling, reading, etc. I was in tears during parts of it. I have definite issues with word-finding and stuttering. I will find out more on Wednesday.

OT: we talked about the week, she glanced at my pain journal, which she hopes to use as an indicator of what causes more severe headache pain. By the way, I am allergic to most pain meds, so I have to just deal with this.

I had to go through a list and check off things that I did or did not do. I was also required to write down what I needed to do or bring for next time. My wife had been writing things down for me. But the goal is independence.

I used to write. She would like me to keep a daily journal of everything -- the good, the bad, the ugly. And my OCD perfectionism isn't allowed to interfere.

Then we played the card game again. First, sorted into colors, then tried again, sorting into suits. Once again, the sorting was confusing. I was thinking 3 goes with 3, not heart with heart. Then I had to lay them in order Aces through Kings and sort by number. My OCD became apparent after that -- careful placement and organization. Then she had me go back to suits and I was baffled. I struggled to move from numbers to suits (couldn't get numbers out of my head), so I was very confused and finally shut down. I know that she was testing certain things -- what would confuse, how OCD (she intentionally moved my cards to see my reaction -- I stopped and couldn't focus on anything but moving the cards back into place).

I returned home nauseous and with a splitting headache. I wrote both in my journal of pain.

Wednesday I bring my cookbook (as a baker I wrote my own recipes). I will be using their kitchen and learn how to organize to bake.