Guest guest Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Why don't you buy him a pair of flip-flops to wear in the summer months. He'll probably enjoy picking out a new pair of shoes for himself. He can wear them all the time when the weather is warmer. Toe Walking Hi, A friend of mine, where I live in Canton Township, whose son has multiple disabilities, along with autism, asked me about toe walking, and I was wondering if anyone else had any in-put on this. is a big toe walker, too, and his PPI-school PT says he is straining his calve muscles, and she has us walking backwards with and doing squats, to help him force to put his heels down, and work out his calf muscles. We also tried some OT ankle weights when he was two (he's now five), but that didn't work, but out of the blue, we just started him wearing slipper like sandals, that you slip / step your feet into, and when he walks in them, he has to put his heels down, or they'll fall off. He seems to be doing okay with them. Any other thoughts or in-put on this? Thanks, Dawn Dawn Marie Ham-Kucharski, 's mom Outreach Coordinator for P.L.A.Y. Project 42033 Saratoga CircleCanton, MI 48187alexsmom1@... Support Everyday Miracles by shopping online at IGIVE.COM, where a portion of every purchase is donated to this support network. Proceeds received will be used for a variety of functions, such as educational activities, therapy, famiy outings, etc. http://www.igive.com/EDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Dawn, from the research I have seen, toe-walking and autism usually are regarding as symptoms of either the mercury poisoning/constipation connection or sensory issues/need for physical input. The former makes a lot of sense to me and is documented a lot in literature. There is a lot of research about the similarities between mercury poisoning sx and autism, including the involuntary motor activies of toe-walking, hand-flapping, finger-flicking, etc. Chronic constipation is also a symptom that is heavily correlated with toe- walking and mercury damage. As for the sensory theory, I know that the upcoming SMILE therapy presenter's (Rene's) son had a lot of toe-walking and hand-flapping which were completely alleviated on a gfcf diet and with the additional intervention of the multimodal sensory input system approach. You may want to consider coming out to the SMILE lecture on the 22nd to learn more about this treatment intervention. just my two thoughts... stephanie Expect a miracle! Toe Walking > Hi, > A friend of mine, where I live in Canton Township, whose son has > multipledisabilities, along with autism, asked me about toe > walking, and I was > wondering if anyone else had any in-put on this. is a big > toe walker, > too, and his PPI-school PT says he is straining his calve muscles, > and she > has us walking backwards with and doing squats, to help him > force to > put his heels down, and work out his calf muscles. We also tried > some OT > ankle weights when he was two (he's now five), but that didn't > work, but out > of the blue, we just started him wearing slipper like sandals, > that you slip > / step your feet into, and when he walks in them, he has to put > his heels > down, or they'll fall off. He seems to be doing okay with them. > Any other > thoughts or in-put on this? > > Thanks, > Dawn > Dawn Marie Ham-Kucharski, 's mom > > Outreach Coordinator for P.L.A.Y. Project > > 42033 Saratoga Circle > Canton, MI 48187 > > alexsmom1@... > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Dawn, I have only seen do this 4 or 5 times, and it was always when he was very stressed!! My sisters (kinda ex) boyfriend is fantastic and wild with my kids. He is like a big kid himself... and would always be so excited when he came over running and laughing through out the house. used to avoid him and I have seen him on ocassion...walk on his tip toes in the kitchen. I think he was just way over stimulated...from crazy/wild/silly/loud Josh. But this passd and he will now join in, whenever we get our special visit from Josh. Lynda Support Everyday Miracles by shopping online at IGIVE.COM, where a portion of every purchase is donated to this support network. Proceeds received will be used for a variety of functions, such as educational activities, therapy, famiy outings, etc. http://www.igive.com/EDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Abby only toe walks when she is cutting some teeth or when she isnt getting enough OT. I will be glad when she starts Kids on the Go next Monday. Pennie Abby's Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Lynn, has Jaggers speech improved since I saw him last? I was looking through Abby's folder from PPI and found a nice picture of Jagger, hope he is doing well. Pennie Abby's Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 An incredible response from an important agencey. I was very appreciative to receive this information, and thout you'd all like to see it; it definitely explains because he suffered severe trauma at birth. Hope this helps. Dawn Toe walking is not novel for autism. However, we have discovered that toe-walking is reversible by psychological treatments (in lieu of physical therapies) without atrophic damage to the tendons and muscles. In addition, we have observed and documented many cases of toe walking from traumas occurring at birth that have no relationship to autism. If toe walking is associated with autism (ASD) it will disappear when the child starts to communicate. M. Heitman, Administrative Assistant for, Dr. Joe Champion CZECH ACADEMY OF INFORMATIOLOGY - INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN INFORMATIZATION ACADEMY > > > Hi, > A friend of mine, where I live in Canton Township, whose son > has multiple > disabilities, along with autism, asked me about toe walking, and I was > wondering if anyone else had any in-put on this. is a big > toe walker, > too, and his PPI-school PT says he is straining his calve > muscles, and she > has us walking backwards with and doing squats, to help > him force to > put his heels down, and work out his calf muscles. We also > tried some OT > ankle weights when he was two (he's now five), but that didn't > work, but out > of the blue, we just started him wearing slipper like sandals, > that you slip > / step your feet into, and when he walks in them, he has to put > his heels > down, or they'll fall off. He seems to be doing okay with > them. Any other > thoughts or in-put on this? > > Thanks, > Dawn > Dawn Marie Ham-Kucharski, 's mom > > Outreach Coordinator for P.L.A.Y. Project > > 42033 Saratoga Circle > Canton, MI 48187 > > alexsmom1@... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 I can attest to this as well. 's toe-walking went away when we got rid of the yeast which caused the severe constipation. Now while we are going through detox and the yeast/constipation is back (and hopefully the mercury is coming out as well), she doesn't want to walk on certain types of floors at all. We're going to the SMILE lecture for this reason. Carol Toe Walking > > > Hi, > > A friend of mine, where I live in Canton Township, whose son has > > multipledisabilities, along with autism, asked me about toe > > walking, and I was > > wondering if anyone else had any in-put on this. is a big > > toe walker, > > too, and his PPI-school PT says he is straining his calve > muscles, > > and she > > has us walking backwards with and doing squats, to help him > > force to > > put his heels down, and work out his calf muscles. We also > tried > > some OT > > ankle weights when he was two (he's now five), but that didn't > > work, but out > > of the blue, we just started him wearing slipper like sandals, > > that you slip > > / step your feet into, and when he walks in them, he has to put > > his heels > > down, or they'll fall off. He seems to be doing okay with them. > > > Any other > > thoughts or in-put on this? > > > > Thanks, > > Dawn > > Dawn Marie Ham-Kucharski, 's mom > > > > Outreach Coordinator for P.L.A.Y. Project > > > > 42033 Saratoga Circle > > Canton, MI 48187 > > > > alexsmom1@... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Jagger does it mostly when he is watching a movie and gets excited. Today we went to Music with and Gigi -Gigi played violin and played guitar, and they played all kids songs and sang for 30 minutes. Jagger loved it, he was smiling, all excited, and his hands were flapping and he was tip toeing. It appears as if he is trying to express himself, since he is unable to express himself verbally, he has to get his excitement out some way, and so it comes through the hands and standing on his toes. -- dean “We are the great grassroots campaign of the modern era, made of mouse pads, shoe leather, and hope.” —Governor Dean, M.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 someone wrote that toe walking can be related to a food sensitivity? Can you tell me more about this? Thanks! julie Digest Number 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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