Thursday, May 31, 2007

What are we going to do??

Today I spoke with a few of Alex's therapists who said that there is a good chance that Alex may test out of Early intervention. Normally this would be a great thing but of course they ended that sentence with a but. They seem to all be on the same page... Alex does all the things that a 2 year old should be doing BUT he is doing them incorrectly. He has a very strong will and drive to succeed, so he works very hard to do things and has made his little body do them. Here is the problem... He is running... great But the therapists ahve told me that his gait is very wide and he runs like an 18 month old. He loses his balance too easily, he does not have enought arm strength, etc etc. Basically he has many needs but may have to get private services instead. Which would leave us in a big financial bind. But in the mean time. i have booked an appointment with an orthopedist due to his right foot turning inward. The also think his hips are misalligned. So my appointment is not until August, but we will get things checked out then.

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