Re: foot braces?

[Guest guest]

PC and group,

My now 15YO has worn braces of one kind or another since he was about 18

months old. Colin has the dual dx/autism and spastic diplegia,which is a type

of CP.

At eighteen months,he had learned to pull his body to a standing position

using furniture. He was not standing on the sole of his feet--his toes were

curled in and he was standing on the backs of his toes. He had a thick callous

across the tops of all ten toes.

Ankle foot orthodics,called AFOs were prescribed and made for him. They

forced his foot into the correct position for walking. He did not actually walk

independently until he was 4YO.

He did not love wearing them esp. in the heat of summer but he got used to

them over time.

,Colin P's mom

[ ] foot braces?

My son who has autism walks on his toes. The orthopedic prescribed

" foot braces " . Can someone tell me more about them? What they are,

what they correct, how your child handled them etc? Are they inconvenient?

Thanks in advance.

..PC

[Guest guest]

PC and group,

My now 15YO has worn braces of one kind or another since he was about 18

months old. Colin has the dual dx/autism and spastic diplegia,which is a type

of CP.

At eighteen months,he had learned to pull his body to a standing position

using furniture. He was not standing on the sole of his feet--his toes were

curled in and he was standing on the backs of his toes. He had a thick callous

across the tops of all ten toes.

Ankle foot orthodics,called AFOs were prescribed and made for him. They

forced his foot into the correct position for walking. He did not actually walk

independently until he was 4YO.

He did not love wearing them esp. in the heat of summer but he got used to

them over time.

,Colin P's mom

[ ] foot braces?

My son who has autism walks on his toes. The orthopedic prescribed

" foot braces " . Can someone tell me more about them? What they are,

what they correct, how your child handled them etc? Are they inconvenient?

Thanks in advance.

..PC