Does anyone else's child have hypotonia and hypermobility? Do you have a diagnosis, or just that description of their symptoms? How much did it delay your child's gross motor skills and what problems does it cause with their fine motor skills? I'd love to talk to someone with a child with the same issues.
My son appears to have very good co-ordination, is cognitively extremely bright and his fine motor skills are excellent if doing anything that doesn't require much strength (eg puzzles, bead threading). He was late talking (started talking in sentences at 2 years 9 months), due to low tone in his mouth, but is now, aged 3, extremely clear and hard to shut up - only remaining problem is his inability to maintain an 0 shape for his mouth when he tries to blow out candles! As a baby, he sat up at 7 months, but needed cushions behind him until 11 months as he tired quickly and would just fling himself backwards. At 15 months, he could just sit up if put in that position or lie on his back. After 2 months of physio, he could roll over, get himself to sitting, could bottom shuffle and had just started to crawl. He walked at 21 months. Aged 3, he can run and jump (looks a bit odd, still) and ride a tricycle indoors on a flat surface. He loves being active and does not tire easily, although he has difficulty still going upstairs and downstairs, locks his knees to walk uphill, has very flat feet and pronating ankles, his elbows look quite unpleasant when he leans on his arms as they go right out the wrong way and his fingers are extremely noticeably hypermobile, even when just pointing with them. This causes him trouble with his pencil grip and applying enough pressure to make a noticeable mark with a pencil. He also sometimes droops his shoulders down a long way and he can pull his arms right back and up behind his body.
Has anyone got a child like this already at big school, and what problems has it caused them at that stage?????