Hi, Brenda. My son with microcephaly is 3. I
noticed you said your son was non-verbal. My son is
also pretty non-verbal, and the neurologist says we
should be concerned since he is 3. I was wondering if
your child has hypotonia, or low muscle tone. We
think this is the reason our child can't speak or chew
food. He eats food well, but we cut it up small, and
he moves it around and then swallows it. Anyway, we
are preparing ourselves for the reality that Blake may
never be verbal, so I wanted to ask about some of your
experiences with your child and his journey with
communicating. Does he do sign language? Does he
make any noise at all? Regarding using utensils, if
the utensil has food on it, can he put it to his
mouth?? Any other information you have regarding
communicating, eating, etc. would be very helpful.
Michelle


--- Brenda <pacefamx7@...> wrote:

> Hi I am Brenda. My son is 9yrs. old and has been in
> school since he
> was 4. I am not expecting him to ever be in normal
> class as he is
> nonverbal and not potty trained. He is smart. He
> obeys a lot of
> commands, but his skills are limited. It is hard
> for him to open
> doors unless he has a handicapped lever. He doesn't
> seem to possess
> motor skills such as turning round knobs, eating
> with utensils is
> limited. He does pretty good sometimes, but he gets
> so frustrated
> with it and throws a screaming fit when things spill
> on the floor. He
> has certain routines about things. He displays
> autistic behavior
> alot. One day, I hope he will be able to do more,
> we'll just have to
> see what each day brings. Brenda in Louisiana
>
>
>
>
>


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