Dr. Healey

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Hello Dr. Healey,

I saw your post & I was wondering if you are still seeing patients? Itried to

locate you by phone but was unsuccessful.

Would you please email me off list at y.anderson@....

Thank you so much.

Yvette

[ ] 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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