Re: clumsy

[Guest guest]

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My OCD son (12) has always had fine motor skills problems

(writing, spilling, nonathletic, can't make sandwich, late learning

to ride bicycle, tie shoes....). It's always been like " let ME pour

it " from me & his brothers!! He gets upset with us as we

think he is always going to spill it. But he's also our messiest

eater, always food/drink on his face, crumbs everywhere!

Anyway, he did have a BIG handwriting change when OCD really began;

it went from slow & neat to unreadable. I write all his homework now

and undone classwork. He also (most of the time) will not read; and

he was my best reader of my 3 sons, way ahead of his grade level!!

So, clumsiness has always been there; the writing and reading are

new. Also, his appetite has REALLY increased.

in N.C.

> O.K. here's an issue I haven't seen raised here yet. Do any of you

with kids

> who have sensory issues have problems with spilling, banging,

dropping, etc.?

> Annie, who had an abrupt onset or worsening of OCD due to a nasty

viral

> illness, became at the same time very hyperactive, impulsive,

wiggly and

> CLUMSY. She also lost the ability to write neatly (in fact she quit

writing,

> reading and drawing almost completely for a year after the

illness). I am now

> getting close to losing my cool over the endless puddles of milk on

the

> floor. I just watched her misjudge a small cup and pour about three

times as

> much as necessary into it - and out of it. I have learned from this

list that

> many of your kids have sensory integration problems and are doing

> occupational therapy. I'm wondering whether we should be looking

into it.

> Needless to say, her self-esteem is really suffering since her

younger

> brother never spills anything and she is getting a real reputation

as a

> " mess " . And the constant harping of teachers over her handwriting

is also

> getting old.

> Thanks for your help. Good luck to the rest of you in your

daily battles!

>

[Guest guest]

This is fascinating. (10), too, has gotten so messy when he eats -- crumbs

and food everywhere -- he's much messier than my six-year-old. His handwriting

also has gone from somewhat neat to near atrocious.

However, he is athletic. He's playing third base on his baseball team primarily

because he can catch the ball and throw it quite strongly and accurately to

first base. He's also an incredible hitter, averaging one to two triples per

game. Baseball is the only team sport he plays, so I have no idea how he would

do in a different sport. (He says that he wants to learn tennis, but he's going

to be at a disadvantage because I'm fairly lame at tennis and his father just

isn't an athlete at all.)

-- (also in N.C.!)

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From: @...

Date: 2001/04/25 Wed PM 01:51:46 EDT

Subject: Re: CLUMSY

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My OCD son (12) has always had fine motor skills problems

(writing, spilling, nonathletic, can't make sandwich, late learning

to ride bicycle, tie shoes....). It's always been like " let ME pour

it " from me & his brothers!! He gets upset with us as we

think he is always going to spill it. But he's also our messiest

eater, always food/drink on his face, crumbs everywhere!

Anyway, he did have a BIG handwriting change when OCD really began;

it went from slow & neat to unreadable. I write all his homework now

and undone classwork. He also (most of the time) will not read; and

he was my best reader of my 3 sons, way ahead of his grade level!!

So, clumsiness has always been there; the writing and reading are

new. Also, his appetite has REALLY increased.

in N.C.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Ha Ha! That’s

what I like to tell everyone! That is is the AIH.

A-bsolutely I-ncoherent H-aplessness

Love,

[ ] clumsy

Dear ,

Looks like the slips,trips and mental blips could

be attributed to

the A-wful I-nterrupted H-ealth disease.

Take care

Love

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/10/06 5:40:10 PM, bvanOmega@... writes:

> Back to pouring coffee. I think what I have done a couple times is when I

> set something down on the counter I end up setting it down a couple inches

> away from the counter. That does not work very well but it sure can make a

mess.>

> >>>

>

>

All this falling and dropping behaviors sound like neurolgical problems to

me (not a doc)!

Or, just old age....my parents and their buds have the same problems( Age

80-87).

My mother got Parkinson's, and these were her symptoms.

But I would consult a doctor for balance problems, I had one day of bad

balance, and saw my rheumy.

She told me is not a symptom of RA.

But there ARE exercises that help when your muscles get weak, as well as

balance, if caused by old age.

FIGHT BACK!

Pris

[Guest guest]

I'm glad you did also. I had started a topic almost at the same time about

falling. I think it got lost in all the posts. This site is busy!! Post

always are answered.

I had not even considered a connection. I had asked about it on another

autoimmune group and the replies were to have brain waves and such done. I have

had so many diagnostics I feel like not ever going back! There was a problem

with the staff in my doctor's office that really messed things up when he had to

be away. It was not an option for him. When he returned after about 3 days he

fired his entire staff except for 2 people. One of the 2 was the cause of my

problems. I'm thinking of telling him he should fire her too but my husband

says that I shouldn't.

I had an MRI which showed the fracture and advised a CT. Of course his office

was supposedly getting copies of each report. The doctor's associate would not

even talk to me about it. Calling his office later got me nowhere. By then the

doctor was back but I didn't know about it. That girl never gave him any of my

messages. She is supposed to be the contact. I sent 2 faxes. No answer. I

was beginning to improve. So I said to heck with that.

About a month later my husband had an apt. with him. The doc told him he would

schedule the CT. A few days later his office called and gave me the time and

date for the CT...a couple weeks away. I was steaming so I canceled the apt. I

could see no point in doing anything further. My husband sees him monthly and

this was brought up again. He said he would reschedule it and to have me have

it done. Days...weeks...months after the fracture what is the point? The CT

showed a healing fracture and recommended further diagnostics.

I have another apt. Tuesday and I think I will just say nothing and see if he

knows anything about it. If he doesn't I'm tempted to as I walk out hand him a

copy of the last CT.

This board is sometimes used for venting and it appears that is what I have

done. I am just fed up with the whole mess. I wouldn't even go this time but I

have to have a prescription for one of my diabetes meds and for blood pressure,

two I don't dare run out of.

Back to pouring coffee. I think what I have done a couple times is when I set

something down on the counter I end up setting it down a couple inches away from

the counter. That does not work very well but it sure can make a mess.

I'm sorry other people are having problems too. I like you do think it helps to

know it happens to others.

Betty

[ ] clumsy

. I brought up the clumsy topic and glad I did! You all make me feel less

silly and scared about it. I was painting on a 3 foot step ladder, turned to get

down and just turned into jello. Luckily, it was only 3 feet up. I hit my thigh

on the coffee table and wrenched my knee pretty good. I started having that

problem before being diagnosed with R.A. and I swear it's part of the disease. I

just now poured a cup of coffee in the kitchen, looked down after putting the

pot back, and there's a trail of coffee trickling down the cabinet

[Guest guest]

Clumsy can be from this time of year! You are pulled in a zillion different

directions, depressed, or otherwise distracted. My DH suffers HORRIBLY from

seasonal affective disorder so about late November he starts dropping things,

running into walls, bumps his head a lot etc. until about mid February. If you

have an URI, allergy, or sinus infection that are prevalent this time of year,

fluid can build up in your ear and effect balance too.

If you notice a steady increase in symptoms or that they are prolonged then you

may want to consider seeing your PCP or neurologist. Clumsies could be

Parkinson's or MS (DH has that too) but there are many other reasons. This time

of year I blame it on chaos!

Shandi

Re: [ ] clumsy

In a message dated 12/10/06 5:40:10 PM, bvanOmega@... writes:

> Back to pouring coffee. I think what I have done a couple times is when I

> set something down on the counter I end up setting it down a couple inches

> away from the counter. That does not work very well but it sure can make a

mess.>

> >>>

>

>

All this falling and dropping behaviors sound like neurolgical problems to

me (not a doc)!

Or, just old age....my parents and their buds have the same problems( Age

80-87).

My mother got Parkinson's, and these were her symptoms.

But I would consult a doctor for balance problems, I had one day of bad

balance, and saw my rheumy.

She told me is not a symptom of RA.

But there ARE exercises that help when your muscles get weak, as well as

balance, if caused by old age.

FIGHT BACK!

Pris

[Guest guest]

In my case, I doubt it's old age... I'm only 52. And I suspect I

get more exercize than most healthy people with my horses. I have

mentioned the spilling things to the rheumatologist, but she didn't

seemed alarmed, nor did she have any answers except that my hands

might be getting weaker. (which I know to be the case from

measurements taken in OT)

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> In a message dated 12/10/06 5:40:10 PM, bvanOmega@... writes:

>

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> > Back to pouring coffee. I think what I have done a couple times

is when I

> > set something down on the counter I end up setting it down a

couple inches

> > away from the counter. That does not work very well but it sure

can make a mess.>

> > >>>

> >

> >

>

> All this falling and dropping behaviors sound like neurolgical

problems to

> me (not a doc)!

> Or, just old age....my parents and their buds have the same

problems( Age

> 80-87).

> My mother got Parkinson's, and these were her symptoms.

> But I would consult a doctor for balance problems, I had one day

of bad

> balance, and saw my rheumy.

> She told me is not a symptom of RA.

> But there ARE exercises that help when your muscles get weak, as

well as

> balance, if caused by old age.

> FIGHT BACK!

> Pris

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