Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 My Grandson (a typical child) with an autistic brother has always walked on his toes. His father also did and his father has very painful feet as an adult. He cannot walk for long without a lot of pain. He only stopped when he was a teenager due to teasing. My grandson went to two orthopedic surgeons. One wanted to do surgery immediately and the other said try exercises for a year first. He was seven then. They were told that if he did not improve, surgery would be necessary and if it wasn't performed by age nine, it wouldn't help as much. Every day they remind him if he isn't walking properly. They will know in the Fall if he will need the surgery. They had the consultations in Alabama and Nevada as they moved during this. Certainly an evaluation would be good. Hope this helps you. Jane Ashe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 My Grandson (a typical child) with an autistic brother has always walked on his toes. His father also did and his father has very painful feet as an adult. He cannot walk for long without a lot of pain. He only stopped when he was a teenager due to teasing. My grandson went to two orthopedic surgeons. One wanted to do surgery immediately and the other said try exercises for a year first. He was seven then. They were told that if he did not improve, surgery would be necessary and if it wasn't performed by age nine, it wouldn't help as much. Every day they remind him if he isn't walking properly. They will know in the Fall if he will need the surgery. They had the consultations in Alabama and Nevada as they moved during this. Certainly an evaluation would be good. Hope this helps you. Jane Ashe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Have you seen Dr. Lucy Cohen? I highly recommend her if you haven't. She is the medical Director/children's rehabilitation program at the Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital. The office number is . My daughter doesn't toe walk but has real flat feet and she has helped us with orthos. She sees kids with all different kinds of disabilities. Let me know how it goes, gb7289@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Have you seen Dr. Lucy Cohen? I highly recommend her if you haven't. She is the medical Director/children's rehabilitation program at the Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital. The office number is . My daughter doesn't toe walk but has real flat feet and she has helped us with orthos. She sees kids with all different kinds of disabilities. Let me know how it goes, gb7289@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 My son also walked on his toes, however he stopped when he turned 4. My friend's daughter continued to walk on her toes until she was 8 . She needed to have surgery to cut the tendons on her feet because they had shortened as a result of the toe walking. Her MD told her that this was a neurological problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 My son also walked on his toes, however he stopped when he turned 4. My friend's daughter continued to walk on her toes until she was 8 . She needed to have surgery to cut the tendons on her feet because they had shortened as a result of the toe walking. Her MD told her that this was a neurological problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I suggest an evaluation by a occupational therapist that specializesin sensory integration. Dimensions: Achievements in Therapy helped my son overcome this problem. . They have a clinic in North Dade and a location in West Broward. Also, I used to push down on my son's shoulders when he walked to reinforce the therapy. Good luck. hilda Toe Walking Hello all, Does anyone have any suggestions for kids that only walk on their toes? My ASD daughter is now 6 and has advanced pretty well with her therpaies, however I can't get her off her toes. She's got lots of sensory issues too. I am really concerned that the constant toe walking will affect her muscle development and long term growth. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Annette (Alyssa's Mom) alyssaper@... Yahoo! MailUse Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I suggest an evaluation by a occupational therapist that specializesin sensory integration. Dimensions: Achievements in Therapy helped my son overcome this problem. . They have a clinic in North Dade and a location in West Broward. Also, I used to push down on my son's shoulders when he walked to reinforce the therapy. Good luck. hilda Toe Walking Hello all, Does anyone have any suggestions for kids that only walk on their toes? My ASD daughter is now 6 and has advanced pretty well with her therpaies, however I can't get her off her toes. She's got lots of sensory issues too. I am really concerned that the constant toe walking will affect her muscle development and long term growth. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Annette (Alyssa's Mom) alyssaper@... Yahoo! MailUse Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 My son toe walked as a preschooler, and the pediatric orthopedic surgeon told me to keep him in high top sneakers that were supportive as much as possible, without letting him walk barefoot. This took care of the problem, he is now 14 years old and has not done it since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 This took care of the problem, he is now 14 years old and has not done it since then. This worked for both of our boys, too. Only we used high top lumberjack boots....they seemed to respond to the "weight" of them by walking correctly. Traci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 My son walked on his toes for years--tons of P.T. He just stopped by himself all of a sudden. I wouldn't worry about it. AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 My son walked on his toes for years--tons of P.T. He just stopped by himself all of a sudden. I wouldn't worry about it. AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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