Good advice Heather! Ivan thinks he's so sly - when he's done eating he takes the fork and very slowly raises it over his head and drops it on the floor. Then...
Welcome to the group Chardae and also welcome to all the new members. I think you will be very happy that you found this caring group. It's a wonderful group...
That is so cooolll!!! What a lucky boy Ivan is to have such wonderful, caring parents. It is really awesome Ivan can identify the bird sounds! take care ...
My daughter never really crawled. She started walking holding onto walls and such around 14-15m and walked total unassisted at 17m .It will come. kathy ... ...
Hello All, My son turns two next month. He is a very adept bear crawler, who climbs up and down stairs and anything else he can get a leg up on. He has great...
Hi Jessica, I think what may be best for him is a push toy or a pre-cane. That way he has something wider that he can just push as he learns how to walk....
Thanks for the input and encouragement. Jessica ... From: Valerie DiBenedetto <OneJester@...> To: corticalvisionimpairments@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 3...
Since I have to have a c-section in Feb. I won't be able to pick up...play with...feed...bath...be running after Brandon for a couple days/weeks until I feel...
Ask your EI about respite care. We got that for Ivan when we were in Hawaii. They gave us $500 a month to use to pay anyone we wanted to come over and watch...
Hi Chardae, My son is 2 1/2 and is still not crawling or walking. he has septo-optic dysplasia He also has alot of older siblings who try to "help" him...
Hi everyone, I received this email from a friend whose daughter has albinism. Please read about what's going on in Tanzania and sign the petition to help. ...
Hello. I just joined the group. I think it's going to help a lot. My almost three-month-old grandaughter went to a specialist two days ago after her...
WHAT IS HER DIAGNOSIS? WHAT ARE SYMPTOMS? WHY DO THEY BELIEVE SHE IS BLIND? ... lot. My almost three-month-old grandaughter went to a specialist two days ago...
Hi Kathy, Welcome to the group. I think it totally depends on her diagnosis. Some types of blindness are correctible, some aren't. But even for the types that...
Hi Kathy, welcome to the group. I am grandma to Riley. She is 4 1/2 now. She was born with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. She was 3 months premature. She was...
Hello, I'm Stephanie (Stef) I'm a 22 year old mother to a two and a half year old, Samantha (Sammy). She was diagnosed with ONH at 8 months old. I've gotten...
Hi Stephanie. Welcome to the group. I can't help you with the signing because I haven't tried teaching it to my son Ben, 3 1/2 years old. However, he is behind...
Well, her doing everything late is what prompted us to talk to the doctor about her having some kind of disability, that's how we found out she was blind in...
I had the same problem with Sammy. only she wouldn't crawl at all. So I started putting her standing near couches, tables, walls, anything she could use. She...
Stef, Hello and Welcome. I have a two yo son, Ishmael, with CVI and hearing impairment.Your daughter could very easily be very normal as development is very...
Stef, My son is very similar. He has only recently begun to play with toys and only if they are cause and effect? (if he hits or steps on it, it will make...
Sorry that I am replying to?each email individually. I found this little shopping cart at a thrift store and I had more success with it going down the aisle...
Thanks Amber. I am hanging on to hope right now. She will be having an MRI done next week. We should know what her diagosis is then.  Kathy ... From:...
Your email was so inspiring! Thank you for telling me about Riley. She sounds like she's improving some. That makes me happy and gives me hope for my...
Well, I noticed the same thing with Sammy. She's more comfortable going into new places. She just strolls around and feels everything (sometimes with her...
Before crawling he did have his own odd way of getting around. Very similar to Sammy's. Visually he has seemed to be able to pick out doorways, stairs and can...
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