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Bumblelion · 09/03/2007 16:50

My youngest DD has sotos syndrome, a genetic condition that causes overgrowth (she is very tall for her age) and global delayed development. If you read about Sotos, I would say that although she definitely has it (tested positive for it) she has it quite mildly. She goes to mainstream school with a one-to-one aid.

In school today they had the class assembly in which the whole class gives the school the assembly for the day.

My DD had to stand up first in front of the whole school (she is in reception) and say "Welcome to our assembly". Because she has had difficulty with speech in the past (and still has ongoing speech therapy) I was so proud to see her standing there (not the tallest in the class so she didn't stand out) and on independently speak her words.

My throat swelled but I felt so proud of her and so pleased for her.

Was a wonderful moment.

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amynnixmum · 09/03/2007 16:51

Well done her

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gothicmama · 09/03/2007 16:51

how lovely for you to see your dd in her assembly you sound like aproud mummmy and it's lovely

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Saturn74 · 09/03/2007 16:54

Fantastic!

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FioFio · 09/03/2007 16:55

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Bumblelion · 09/03/2007 16:56

I would have felt as proud if it had been any of my other two children, but because I know how much harder Sasha has to work to be 'the same', it made me feel that much more prouder (if that makes sense).

I am proud of all my 3 children but to see the struggles that Sasha has had to be the person that she now is (and it is all thanks to early intervention by the specialists) it just makes me feel that 'little' bit more proud.

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mummy2aaron · 09/03/2007 16:57

Wow, definately a box of tissues moment, what a clever little girl.

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coppertop · 09/03/2007 16:58

Awwww! Well done to little Sasha.

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Bumblelion · 09/03/2007 17:03

Thank you for all your kind words. I think sometimes (and this is nothing against those parents who have a "normal" child) that people don't understand the struggles that a special needs child has to reach any stage of their life. Small things to them (all my friends have "normal" children) mean so much to me and sometimes they cannot see why I am so excited over something so simple (and unfortunately Sasha's dad is the same!).