Re: New Diagnosis - Beth

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Welcome Beth!

Hi! My name is Pat and I am g-ma to . is now 4 years old, (he

was under a year when we joined the list serve) and his stats are down with

my signature.

was also wearing a size one shoe when he started walking. Do you

have Walmart in TO??? If so, we used to buy a wonderful high top walking

shoe there for around $10 a pair. They had a nice rubber sole, that was

flexible enough for him, while still providing good support.

Gross motor delays are not uncommon for RSS children. Sydney's development

sounds very similar to 's. He finally sat prone around 15 m of age.

Once he could sit solidly on his own, he learned to butt scoot, instead of

crawl. He started walking around 21 m. He did eventually learn to crawl

after his second b-day.

Speech delays are also common. was only saying single words, or at

the most, two word combinations, last year when he started preschool, and

very few people could understand him. This year he's improved in leaps and

bounds!! He now speaks in short sentences, and I would say he's understood

about 1/2 the time.

Hope this helps!

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 4 yrs old, 28# 10.6oz, 35 " , G-Tube, GHT)