Hi, I am currently in the midst of having my dd aged 7 assessed by a developmental pead. She has been assessed by an OT and scored 0.6 percentile for motor co ordination. Her handwriting is very messy and hardly readable. She also has a very awkward pencil grip. She appears to be really clumsy, she is always knocking herself and falling over her own feet. School have noted that her arms seem independent of her body.
She has been assessed by physio and it was noted that she has tight hamstring muscles and her feet tend to roll inwards. She also has a slight shortening of her left leg. Physio have given me some exercises to do at home and signed her off.
Dd also has a benign growth in the bone in her left leg, known as fibrodysplasia. So far this has not caused her any issues, although it seems bone deformities are common with children with cp.
Dd has been dx with global learning disabilities. She is very behind in ms school and has made no progress, so cognitive problems are an issue.
Dd has been known to salt since starting school in reception. She has issues with speech clarity and has been noted to have a lot of saliva in her mouth - dribbly etc. Despite various periods of therapy her clarity has not improved.
So the reason I am posting is because I have no experience of cp and would like some advice. Does the above sound like dd has mild cp or am I barking up the wrong tree? I feel like if she had it I would have noticed before now. I haven't an appt with pead for another few months so am wondering if the above are symptoms of cp or have I got this totally wrong?
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armani · 24/04/2013 22:46
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