Hi
I have been reading this board for a few months but have finally placuked up the courage to post.
My son James is 2 years and 2 months old and is 'special needs'.
He was born at 29 weeks weighing 1 lb 8oz due to poor blood flow to him. He is one of twins.
He has Global developmental delay - not yet walking, poor speech and understanding, delayed fine motor skills etc.
He receives physio for hypermobility and low muscle tone - he currently wears piedro boots with insoles but is being fitted for splints in August as his feet are rotatin so much the physio is worried they may 'collapse'.
He has a speech therapist who he sees and we are also being sent on a Makaton course to aid communication with him.
He is very small for his age - just hit 20lbs and 79cm. He has been referred to a geneticist to see if there is a reason why he he is so small and late developing. There is some question over Russell Silver Syndrome.
He see an Orthoptist as he has Browns syndrome (a posh name for a lazy eye!)
He has a portage worker who we see fortnightly and we are waiting to see the Ed PSych.
He starts Nursery in January when he will be 2 1/2. Its an assessment place to determine what help he will need when he starts school.
He has also had 2 bouts of surgery to correct a hypospadias!
I think that's it.
To all intents and purposes he is basically a 13 month old boy (who is actually 26 months old!)