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

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I am not the same Jane M. Healey who wrote that wonderful book. Her last name

is spelled, " Healy " . I really enjoy her books and I wish I had written them!

Jane M. Healey

[ ] Crossing the

> midline-

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> > > Please help---Janice

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> > > > '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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