16p11.2 microdeletions - Unique - The Rare Chromosome Disorder ...
16p11.2 microdeletions - Unique - The Rare Chromosome Disorder ...
16p11.2 microdeletions - Unique - The Rare Chromosome Disorder ...
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“ We first noticed a delay in his walking. Now he has no problems sitting or standing,<br />
climbs stairs two feet at a time, loves swimming and recently tried football at school but<br />
had a lot of fright with children running towards him. If he has done too much, he has<br />
pains in the evening and overnight in his legs, requiring medicine and massage. He uses<br />
a wheelchair for long distances - 8 years<br />
“ He has pretty good hand-eye coordination and ball skills, but can't ride a bike and has<br />
troubles with a scooter. He runs well but tends to trip a lot. He climbs and has developed<br />
good balance and enjoys swimming - 8½ years<br />
“ She moves fairly well, though she is slow in running due to her weight. She had no<br />
deficits on a physiotherapy evaluation. Her favourite activity is riding her bike - 9 years<br />
Fine motor skills may also be delayed,<br />
so babies can be late to grasp and play with toys<br />
and to develop a pincer grip. This varies: some<br />
children’s fine motor skills are not apparently<br />
affected, while others are more affected than in<br />
mobility.<br />
“ She has always had very good fine motor skills<br />
- 4¼ years<br />
“ He holds writing implements high off the paper<br />
and doesn’t draw yet with pencils or crayons but<br />
has just started using a magnetic drawing toy<br />
(Megasketcher) - almost 5 years<br />
“ She has no fine motor delays - 5 years<br />
“ He is just starting to use a knife to cut simple<br />
food such as fish but has to be reminded to use a fork as he would much rather eat with<br />
his hands - 8½ years<br />
“ He has difficulty holding cutlery and pencils and anything small - 11years<br />
“ He was slow to feed himself and to hold writing implements - 12 years<br />
Personal care<br />
<strong>The</strong> level of personal care that children achieve is very variable. Younger children, those<br />
with fine motor delay and those with a more significant learning difficulty need more<br />
help, explicit teaching and supervision, while those with good fine motor skills and a<br />
milder degree of learning difficulty can become quite independent in personal care.<br />
“ She does everything in her own fashion; she is very stubborn so sometimes things are<br />
on the wrong way but she won’t let you change them - 4¼ years<br />
“ He needs help with dressing: tighter clothes and pants in particular - almost 5 years<br />
“ Mostly independent for self care - 5 years<br />
“ He can dress himself but not wash or brush his teeth. He needs help with socks but<br />
can do shoes - 6 years 10 months<br />
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