Anyone familiar with this....?
After initially thinking our son may be dyspraxic due to developmental delays especially in terms of gross motor and speech, an MRI has found he has delayed myliniation/ dysmylination (basically where areas of the the white brain matter has not yet mylinated, affecting how quickly messages are conducted to different parts of the brain). He is currentloy being tested to rule out a demylinating condition (where mylin had developed, but is disappearing, as opposed to not having developed yet), but the neurologist thinks this is unlikely as he is not regressing in terms of his development, just slower to reach milestones.
This has come as a huge shock, but we are now feeling more and more positive for everyday that passes, that he will lead a normal life even if is initial development may be slower. The mylination process may well still happen, and even if it doesn't it is amazing how neuroplasticity works with functions of brain being redirected to other areas. Our son is receiving occupational and speech therapy as well as physio every week. I feel I see progress every week.
After initially thinking our son may be dyspraxic due to developmental delays especially in terms of gross motor and speech, an MRI has found he has delayed myliniation/ dysmylination (basically where areas of the the white brain matter has not yet mylinated, affecting how quickly messages are conducted to different parts of the brain). He is currentloy being tested to rule out a demylinating condition (where mylin had developed, but is disappearing, as opposed to not having developed yet), but the neurologist thinks this is unlikely as he is not regressing in terms of his development, just slower to reach milestones.
This has come as a huge shock, but we are now feeling more and more positive for everyday that passes, that he will lead a normal life even if is initial development may be slower. The mylination process may well still happen, and even if it doesn't it is amazing how neuroplasticity works with functions of brain being redirected to other areas. Our son is receiving occupational and speech therapy as well as physio every week. I feel I see progress every week.
Because we are on a private healthcare system here in South Africa it is largely left up to us to identify and commence OT, physio and speech therapy, which we have done.
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