Mowat Wilson Syndrome

Today I saw one of the most incredible transformations of a little boy. The little one in question has Mowat-Wilson syndrome,  Mowat-Wilson syndrome is a genetic condition that affects many parts of the body. Major signs of this disorder include distinctive facial features, intellectual disability, delayed development and intestinal disorder
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Mowat-Wilson syndrome is often associated with an unusually small head, (microcephaly), structural brain abnormalities, and intellectual disability ranging from moderate to severe. Speech is absent or severely impaired, and affected people may learn to speak only a few words. Children with Mowat-Wilson syndrome also have delayed development of motor skills such as sitting, standing, and walking.

We first saw the little chap in question 5 months ago when he was 15 months old, - he was not sitting, not crawling, not understanding any language, had poor hand function and was generally behind in every area of development. Today, after 5 months on the Snowdrop programme, I met a little boy transformed! He was visually and auditorially curious, understanding some language, sitting, crawling in a good cross pattern, trying to pull himself to stand and well on the way to developing a standing balance. His hand function was dramatically improved, to the point where he was using a pincer grip in both hands and trying to feed himself with a spoon. Dramatic gains in 6 out of 7 developmental areas, against the background of a genetic expression trying to prevent that! Not a bad start to the week and another little superstar is born!