Comments on: DW and Learning Disabilities http://www.dandy-walker.org/blog/general/dw-and-learning-disabilities/ Hosting a forum for open dialogue about Dandy-Walker Syndrome Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:35:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 18haditallmylife http://www.dandy-walker.org/blog/general/dw-and-learning-disabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-142 18haditallmylife Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:27:14 +0000 http://www.dandy-walker.org/blog/general/dw-and-learning-disabilities/#comment-142 thats great to hear about her graduating. i had my battles in high school to but i made it through granted i had a lot of help from friends when it came to english. thats great to hear about her graduating. i had my battles in high school to but i made it through granted i had a lot of help from friends when it came to english.

]]> By: adamsche http://www.dandy-walker.org/blog/general/dw-and-learning-disabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-138 adamsche Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:49:35 +0000 http://www.dandy-walker.org/blog/general/dw-and-learning-disabilities/#comment-138 My daughter who has DWS is now 19 and will graduate in May! She has had her battles while in school. She has an IQ of around 65. I have read that most DW kids will have an IQ of <86 but each child is unique with the symptoms that they struggle with. My daughter never had the hydrocephalus and still had learning disabilities. She had an IEP and received ST, OT, and PT. The great thing about Amanda is that even though she may be academically challenged she is a very giving and caring person. She has a lot of compassion for others and I feel that she will find be able to use her gifts to help others and live a fulfilling life. My daughter who has DWS is now 19 and will graduate in May! She has had her battles while in school. She has an IQ of around 65. I have read that most DW kids will have an IQ of <86 but each child is unique with the symptoms that they struggle with. My daughter never had the hydrocephalus and still had learning disabilities. She had an IEP and received ST, OT, and PT. The great thing about Amanda is that even though she may be academically challenged she is a very giving and caring person. She has a lot of compassion for others and I feel that she will find be able to use her gifts to help others and live a fulfilling life.

]]> By: steve freestone http://www.dandy-walker.org/blog/general/dw-and-learning-disabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-125 steve freestone Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:30:24 +0000 http://www.dandy-walker.org/blog/general/dw-and-learning-disabilities/#comment-125 My son has very slow development, at 3 he has only just started clapping his hands together, but he is doing it in a meaningful way and has use of a few words (drink and good are the main ones). He goes to a special educational needs school already for a few hours a week and he really enjoys it, although due to his lack of mobility spends most of his time watching other children for stimulation if he isn't getting full one to one care at the time. My son has very slow development, at 3 he has only just started clapping his hands together, but he is doing it in a meaningful way and has use of a few words (drink and good are the main ones). He goes to a special educational needs school already for a few hours a week and he really enjoys it, although due to his lack of mobility spends most of his time watching other children for stimulation if he isn’t getting full one to one care at the time.

]]> By: Eric http://www.dandy-walker.org/blog/general/dw-and-learning-disabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Eric Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:26:27 +0000 http://www.dandy-walker.org/blog/general/dw-and-learning-disabilities/#comment-118 Sounds exactly like our experience with our son who will turn 5yo in May. Our son, Ryan, has what one of his doctors has suggested may be dyspraxia. His receptive abilities are fare more advanced than his expressive abilities. He does understand every word that is said just has problems communicating back. Ryan has an IEP and receives Speech, OT and PT in pre-school. We also supplement with private Speech and OT. He's seen some huge leaps in his verbal skills as his core muscles are strengthened. Before, Ryan would spend a fair amount of time lying on the ground when he would play with his cars, etc. Now, we remind him to "sit up and play" which helps him build his core strength, in turn improving his verbal skills and reduced his drooling. My wife, Andrea, or I would be more than happy to speak with you about it all if you want to give us a shout. Thanks, Eric and Andrea 301-919-2653 Sounds exactly like our experience with our son who will turn 5yo in May. Our son, Ryan, has what one of his doctors has suggested may be dyspraxia. His receptive abilities are fare more advanced than his expressive abilities. He does understand every word that is said just has problems communicating back.

Ryan has an IEP and receives Speech, OT and PT in pre-school. We also supplement with private Speech and OT. He’s seen some huge leaps in his verbal skills as his core muscles are strengthened. Before, Ryan would spend a fair amount of time lying on the ground when he would play with his cars, etc. Now, we remind him to “sit up and play” which helps him build his core strength, in turn improving his verbal skills and reduced his drooling.

My wife, Andrea, or I would be more than happy to speak with you about it all if you want to give us a shout.
Thanks,
Eric and Andrea
301-919-2653

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