Re: My 18 month old not walking independently

[Guest guest]

Hello and welcome, Sandeep –

A professional diagnosis should be obtained from a neurologist, but since you

are looking for us to share our experiences I thought I'd share my son's.

He, too, was not walking independently at 18 months, which is when I took him to

an Orthopedic. His verdict was that our son will walk when he's ready (i.e. he

didn't see anything wrong with him). Sure enough, a month later he started to

walk.

When he was 8 years old, I suspected (in spite of doctors advising me otherwise)

that something in his physical development was not up to par, and took him to

UCLA for an evaluation by a Neurologist.

He was diagnosed, along with my husband, to have CMT. He's now 24 years old, and

although the CMT is definitely progressing, he's fully functional and is

planning to attend Law School in September (that, of course, may change

Blessings,

Shula

[Guest guest]

NO not at all a sign of CMT! I have a nephew that didn't walk until he was over

18 months. He dosen't have CMT and walks over the place now. He is 17

years old

[Guest guest]

Sandeep, my daughter is now 4 and although she has not been tested for CMT I

think she has many signs. She did not walk by herself until 15 months and

although not the same as yours, still in opinion late for walking. All kids are

different of course, my son was walking at 10 months and I still can't keep him

down. Anyways I am sure will do it in his own time and I agree with

Shula that a professional diagnosis would be best to make sure you know what is

going on.

Hope this helps