Guest guest Posted September 20, 2000 Report Share Posted September 20, 2000 How many of your children with PMG receive OT, PT, Speech therapy? I am an OT with a child who has PMG on my caseload. From a therapist perspective I am looking for any suggestions, comments etc. on treatment ideas, or anything that you see that has assisted you in the developoment of your child. Any suggestions are welcome anything from crawling to reaching to babbling. I use whatever technique that works or try, at least once, what has worked for others. Sincerely- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2000 Report Share Posted September 21, 2000 Dear , Our grandson, , has just entered a home run by an orginazation called " Special Care " . We are hoping it will be short term and that he will be able to come home soon. He is now being assesed to determine the types of therapy he will receive; respiratory, ot and pt. His diagnosis is polymicrogyria unless Dr. Dobyn's at the University of Chicago determines otherwise. If you would like, I will try to get the names and phone numbers of the therapists who will be working with . There are six children in this home and one of them has Liss and I am not certain of the rest but believe they have neurological disorders. I also believe the same therapists work with all of these children. If you are interested, please contact me. Mylo > >Reply-To: polymicrogyriaegroups >To: <polymicrogyriaegroups> >Subject: Therapy >Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:37:05 -0500 > >How many of your children with PMG receive OT, PT, Speech therapy? I am an >OT with a child who has PMG on my caseload. From a therapist perspective I >am looking for any suggestions, comments etc. on treatment ideas, or >anything that you see that has assisted you in the developoment of your >child. Any suggestions are welcome anything from crawling to reaching to >babbling. I use whatever technique that works or try, at least once, what >has worked for others. Sincerely- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2000 Report Share Posted September 21, 2000 , My son receives ST,OT,PT, and Vision Therapy 2x a week 30 minute sessions. He also receives all these in preschool.................so he gets alot of therapy. I do not know of anything special his therpaist do for him............he has alot more dx's than PMG. It took a long time to get where he is at today but all the therapy is paying off. He is doing exceptionally well all things considered. His OT is at Trident Sports Medicine . Donna Delzer(mom to Trevor,4 1/2 yrs. P-ACC,polymicrogyria,BPNH,seizures, mild hydrocheylus and dandy walker variant(shunted 7/99),hypopitituritisum,stress hormone deficiency,global developmental delays,Optic nerve hypoplasia,cortical visual impairment,severe language disorder,sensory issues,feeding issues,peanut allergies) Summerville,SC jdelzer@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2000 Report Share Posted September 21, 2000 My 21 mos old daughter Olivia gets PT, OT, Speech and Sign. OT was here biggest challenge. The success came from finding one thing Olivia really enjoyed. She liked shinny beaded necklaces and putting juice tops into slits of coffee cans, odd but it was the only thing she would use her left hand for. Now her OT is using the swing and she is reacting positively in many ways to this. Olivia also liked playing with pudding in her high chair or shaving cream. --- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2000 Report Share Posted September 21, 2000 - Crystal does the same thing . Except, she does it with custard yogurt. It's still a mess though < grin>... Luv to all, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2000 Report Share Posted September 21, 2000 Before Teddy started school we had 1 hr/wk PT, 1 hr/every other week OT, 1 hr/every other week Speech. The speech & OT seemed to work mainly on teaching him to self-feed. We worked a lot on stimulating the mouth prior to eating. I found a vibrating toothbrush did a good job and was easy to wash. I also use a pencil grip on his spoons so they wouldn't slip when slimy with food. Also I can throw the spoon in the dishwasher, grip and all! I wish my OT or speech person had mentioned Dycem!. I recently bought some Rubbermaid brand and it makes it easier for his food dish to not slide around, and he can put his coloring book on it and it doesn't slid around as much either. I used to have to tape paper to the table so he could color on it. Kim & Teddy Raub Therapy > > How many of your children with PMG receive OT, PT, Speech therapy? I am an OT with a child who has PMG on my caseload. From a therapist perspective I am looking for any suggestions, comments etc. on treatment ideas, or anything that you see that has assisted you in the developoment of your child. Any suggestions are welcome anything from crawling to reaching to babbling. I use whatever technique that works or try, at least once, what has worked for others. Sincerely- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2000 Report Share Posted September 21, 2000 Kim- What is Dycem? Christie, mom to Sam (9yrs old, BPP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2000 Report Share Posted September 21, 2000 The generic version of Dycem is from Rubbermaid called Grip Liner. It's a sheet of mesh stuff that holds things down and it's washable, it's made to line drawers so the silverware doesn't move back and forth when you open and close the drawer.... but us special needs parents have found other uses for it! Kim RE: Therapy > > Kim- > > What is Dycem? > > Christie, mom to Sam (9yrs old, BPP) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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