Our DS is 2.5 years old and was diagnosed with diplegic CP at 19 months. He's got to the whiny stage of toddlerhood but as he can't walk and doesn't yet talk, we're at a loss how to help him. He's currently an only child, but I'm pregnant with baby2 (he doesn't understand this yet).
He tends to whine when he's overwhelmed or frustrated, and we often pop him in his room for 10 min to calm down, but we were advised to ask him what he wants.
He understands Makaton but doesn't sign, cannot verbalise and doesn't really react to flashcards yet. Help! We're sick of well-meaning mums with non-disabled kids trying to advise us, it would be great to have info from someone who's lived through it! (Seriously, we've have someone telling us he'd grow out of the CP).
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laumiere · 18/09/2008 19:50
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