Re: CI, poor balance & kindergarden.. need a helmet??

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Dear ,

Our son does not have a CI - but he does have hearing aids, and at that

age they were analog which would have fed back terribly in a helmet.

When entered special day class preschool he was using a walker. Even

standing with his walker or at a table, once he was no longer holding on to

anything with his hands he was just as likely to fall over like a tree as to

stay standing. His righting reflexes, awareness of his body in space and

gravity, and his visual dependence on location all made him appear to start to

lean like the Tower of Pisa, develop a mildly curious expression on his face,

and fall like a tree being cut for lumber, without so much as a hand out or a

bend in his spine to break the fall.

We discussed a helmet with the teacher several times, and each time we came away

with the conclusion that did not need another thing to manage. His

balance and his motor abilities were already so compromised, the idea of putting

a helmet on seemed additionally burdenful. As already had the attendance

of a full time health aide/sign language translator, the teacher merely asked

that person to be extra vigilant and mindful of standing in places to not only

optimize sign language absorption and communication, but to also provide a soft

landing or interim falling point for .

Give something to hold onto and he would climb anything. Free his hands

and he was very unsure and apt to fall.

I know this offers you no solutions. I hope the camaraderie offers some

lightness and laughter.

best-

Yuka

CI, poor balance & kindergarten.. need a helmet??

Hi everybody!

Greetings from Ireland!

My Little Warrior Aidan is not that little anymore but sure he is a

fiery warrior, thrashing the place upside down!

Therefore the time has come, after 2.5 years, to take him to créche

(kindergarten) so he starts meeting other little people as high-handed

as him! LOL

Aidan can crawl now in all 4s and can walk as well standing up when

holding to something, but he's balance is still rather poor.. although

he sometimes seems to forget and gets too bold.. winding up on the

floor, of course.

So I was thinking in getting him a bike helmet or something like that

to wear at the créche, in case of (more than probable) bumping in the

head.. but Aidan has a cochlear implant and I'm not sure how will the

helmet fit or if it'll be suitable at all.

I'll ask the SALT who's treating his CI, but I thought, after all, who

knows more about CHARGE kids and their daily common stuff but you

guys? ;o)

So any experiences / suggestions?

Thank you!

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