Guest guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Dear Mom OT with sensory integration is the best approach for a gait issue. I would also consider doing Craniosacral therapy with a DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) as well for that issue. In regards to the supplements, I would give your child Acety -L-Carnitine to help balance the left and right hemisphere of the brain. BadilloGet trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Were his gross motor skills delayed as well? Subject: Atypical GaitTo: "sList" <sList >Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 6:55 PM Can anyone shed some light on problems with atypical gait on children with autism. My son wjo just turned 3 is still walking very stiff and clumsy and almost like he's pounding the pavement. His stance is wide and the OT therapists have said he's got a wide gait. His peditrician, of course, is no help. I've done all kinds of research on the internet and i read stuff like apraxia, hypotonia, etc but i'm kind of lost as to whether this is something that an orthopedic dr can address, a podiatrist, the neurologist, ??? He has low muscle tone and we've got him on some nutritional supplements, but if anyone has had similar issues, would greatly appreciate some guidance. Tks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Try giving him Taurine 500mg a day, taht is going to help him to gain muscle tone, and also get him a jumping ball and let him jump up and down with it. Also I will recommend you do an amino acid panel in urine or there is one test call The One from Genova, it is almost $340 or something like that if you ahve insurance with out of network or blue cross blue shield, it may cover it and the copayment is $95, this test will tell you everything about your son and also all supplements and vitamins he needs. > > From: Barbara Suarez barbarasuarez51@... > Subject: Atypical Gait > To: " sList " sList > Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 6:55 PM > > > > > > > > > Can anyone shed some light on problems with atypical gait on children with autism. & nbsp; & nbsp;My son wjo just turned 3 is still walking very stiff and clumsy and almost like he's pounding the pavement. & nbsp; His stance & nbsp;is wide and the OT therapists have said he's got a wide gait. & nbsp; His peditrician, of course, is no help. & nbsp; I've done all kinds of research on the internet and i read stuff like apraxia, hypotonia, etc but i'm kind of lost as to whether this is something that an orthopedic dr can address, a podiatrist, the neurologist, ??? & nbsp; He has low muscle tone and we've got him on some nutritional supplements, but if & nbsp;anyone has had similar issues, would greatly appreciate some guidance. & nbsp; > Tks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Thanks. Actually I had a sensory diet written up for him which i'm putting into place. This is actually the kind of info I needed. I just wanted to hear if OT is the road or if it's something an orthopedic needs to address. He's already taking something called Taurine to help with the balance but will definitely focus on the OT. Craniosacral therapy sounds a bit odd for me but i'll do some research. Many tks for the tips. Re: Atypical Gait Dear Mom OT with sensory integration is the best approach for a gait issue. I would also consider doing Craniosacral therapy with a DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) as well for that issue. In regards to the supplements, I would give your child Acety -L-Carnitine to help balance the left and right hemisphere of the brain. Badillo Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 -------------- Original message from Barbara Suarez : -------------- I do not want to make it very confusing, but children with autism have many sensory processing delays. The sensory delays unfortunately affect a child's fine motor and gross motor skills. Quite often, children with autism do not follow the typical developmental track that is expected, the root of the problem lying in the unbalance sensory system. Basically, the way our bodies are sensing movement in every joint is not felt by you son. These are called the proprioceptive receptors in the joints that relay information to the brain, letting the brain know where that arm, leg, knee, etc. is in space. You will hear OTs saying that "he doesn't feel himself in space" which seems odd. But what your son probably feel is like an astronaut going in a anti-gravity chamber. He cannot feel most of his body parts and has to work even harder to coordinate all the muscle to get them to move that is why it does not seem like a smooth and fluid movem ent like ours. I hope this is not confusing. The bottom line is that he is not feeling body in space so he cannot control the movements. Along with low muscle tone and decreased graded control, he has to re-educate all his muscles to work in the right way once the muscles are arouse (woken up) with sensory integration based therapy. It is very complicated to understand but I hope this will shed some light on the matter. If not let me know, I have a Sensory Information Packet that I could mail to you that may help you understand Sensory Integration a bit more. Your OT may have some information also. (I am an OT myself). Good Luck Can anyone shed some light on problems with atypical gait on children with autism. My son wjo just turned 3 is still walking very stiff and clumsy and almost like he's pounding the pavement. His stance is wide and the OT therapists have said he's got a wide gait. His peditrician, of course, is no help. I've done all kinds of research on the internet and i read stuff like apraxia, hypotonia, etc but i'm kind of lost as to whether this is something that an orthopedic dr can address, a podiatrist, the neurologist, ??? He has low muscle tone and we've got him on some nutritional supplements, but if anyone has had similar issues, would greatly appreciate some guidance. Tks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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