Re: Crossing the midline---Please help---Janice

[Guest guest]

I hope you are right but I do not know. When he had obsessions, music

was one of them. The fun is what we always had with the music. This

is wierd.

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> > > >

> > > > Hi Liz,

> > > >

> > > > If you want activities that help with crossing the midline,

> you

> > can

> > > refer to a program called Brain Gym. THey use exercises/body

> > > movements that help with that specific issue.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ;

> > > ApraxiaDyspraxiaBiomedSupport@: lizlaw@: Wed, 9 Jan 2008

> > > 19:08:46 -0500Subject: [ ] Crossing the

> midline-

> > --

> > > Please help---Janice

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > 's deal:While I called EI for speech in EI in 10/06,

> > NJ's

> > > speech standards are low and little to no words at 21 months

> was

> > > within normal range: HELLO The speech plus the hand issue is

> what

> > > qualified him for services. His tone issues were there as

well

> > but he

> > > has always had good balance. We have pursued a program of

core

> > > strenthening, etc. since summer and have seen persistent

gains

> > along

> > > with TLP gains that were immediate. Head loll is gone.Where

we

> > are

> > > now:Some fine motor work needs to be done in the hand that

got

> us

> > > services...the right hand. I would not be concerned were it

not

> > for

> > > all of Janice's posts on dysgraphia, crossing the midline,

etc.

> > so

> > > here we are.This is what I see:He has a definite preference

for

> > the

> > > left hand. Brushes teeth with it and prefers to write, such

as

> it

> > is,

> > > with it.When we do the balance beam walking I hold his left

> hand

> > and

> > > he leads with his right foot to walk and does well. This is

> > clearly

> > > what he prefers to do...his natural position. I realized this

> > today

> > > when I did it the other way (held his right hand and he was

> > trying to

> > > lead with the left foot). He eventually did it but not with

> > ease.I am

> > > assuming this to mean he is mixed up. If he is truly a leftie

> > > shouldn't he be walking with the left foot leading and be

> > comfortable?

> > > Recent detox brought W sitting occasionally (had not seen

that

> > Since

> > > Sept). Also he can still sit and move forward and touch nose

to

> > > floor. Then envy of every 40 year old woman but not good for

> him

> > I am

> > > sure. Lastly, peekaboo flatfootedness during recent

> > > detox).Question:What am I seeing and how do I fix whatever is

> not

> > > good?

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[Guest guest]

Liz,

Maybe I'm chiming in too late but our OT says the easiest test she

knows is to have a child stand in front of a huge paper on the wall,

give them a crayon, marker, whatever, and have them draw an infinity

sign (figure 8 on its side), big sized, using whatever hand they want.

If a child cannot cross midline, they will switch the pen from hand

to hand when they reach center OR they will turn their body towards

that opposite side so the arm doesn't cross. Hope that's somewhat

clear to understand...?

When they held still the body of the child in question and only

allowed him to use one hand, the right (hand he was using) side of the

" 8 " was perfect and the left side was a wiggly mess.

Darlene

> >

> >

> > Hi Liz,

> >

> > If you want activities that help with crossing the midline, you can

> refer to a program called Brain Gym. THey use exercises/body

> movements that help with that specific issue.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Big help!

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi Liz,

> > >

> > > If you want activities that help with crossing the midline, you

can

> > refer to a program called Brain Gym. THey use exercises/body

> > movements that help with that specific issue.

> > >

> > >

>