Wednesday 5 April 2017

Hypoglycemic brain Injury

Yesterday we welcomed back a family with a 5 month old little boy for their first Snowdrop reassessment. We first saw this little one when he was just 5 weeks old and he had suffered hypoglycemic brain injuries. I was so pleased today to see that he was doing so well. In 5 areas out of 7 he was age appropriate, (better than his age level in 2 areas). Such a vibrant, vigorous little man who has come a long way in a few months.  His progress shows just what can be achieved through stimulating the plasticity of the brain and leading that plasticity down the developmental pathway.

Today, Wednesday the 5th of April, we met a lovely family with a great little boy of 18 months who has acute brain injuries. He is a terrific character and a playful little chap who feel has a great deal inside of him waiting to come out. Such a friendly playful little guy. Can't wait to get him started.

Monday 3 April 2017

Treating Global Developmental Delay.

Today we welcomed back a 2.5 year old little boy for his fourth assessment. He had developmental delay in many areas prior to starting the Snowdrop programme, but now he is age appropriate in visual development in that he is able to recognise familiar people in photographs and recognise himself in a mirror.  He is also age appropriate in social development where he is understanding the emotions of those around him, throwing age appropriate tantrums and beginning to cross over from 'parallel play' into joined play with other children.  He is not far behind in auditory development, following instructions and clearly understanding more complex sentences and more and more vocabulary. He is also on the verge of walking, it is just a matter of confidence and time. Hand function has also improved dramatically. - His left hand was only half as able developmentally as the right, but now it is difficult to separate the two hands. A very different little boy to the one I met a year and a half ago.