Hello. I am glad to find this site since I have had so many questions about CP ever since the birth of my now 5 year old son. Adrian was born premature (28 weeks) and the CP wasn't diagnosed until after his first birthday. We were advised to have an MRI at that time but refused. At this point of our lives, Adrian is a healthy smaller-than-average 5 year old ( his birthday is in May and most folks think that he's 4 years old)with a great personality. We have never treated him differently from his cousins. Both sides of our families have been outstanding in their approach to his CP. He is just Adrian. Our son's CP is simply a part of his uniqueness. As far as developmental milestones are concerned, Adrian has had success with both fine and gross motor skills. He is writing all of the time(left-handed) and reads at 1st grade level. His speech is crisp and clear and he has no problems expressing his needs and opinions. He has been going to public school as part of the PPCD program and has had great success in his social development.He can help me peel potatos with with a peeler. I am so thankful for all of this. Inicially, we had been told about the worst case scenarios and it took awhile for me to "let go" of the grieving. But the ECI program was a godsend and they were wonderful. He is now being taken care of by Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. He started using a walker at 3 years, and now uses it like a expert. He also wears AFOs. Adrian has a wheelchair but it sits unused in his PPCD classroom except when there's fire drills, lunch, or all day field trips. We have never used it at home nor do we plan to any time soon. It takes longer for us sometimes when we go shopping or other places but it doesn't matter. Adrian is going into mainstream Kinder in a few weeks. Technically, he is still under the PPCD program but will only go to the latter during those times when his K class goes to P.E. and lunch. This was more of a safety issue since the K teachers in his school do not eat with the kids. Adrian has balance but kids will be kids...AND NOW THE QUESTION... What tips or suggestions can you guys suggest for helping Adrian with his potty training challange? I have tried to come up with creative ideas to get him to tell me WHEN he needs to go, and it's off and on. His classroom has a kid-sized bathroom. Help! I know that Adrian will eventually toilet train himself when he's ready ( like everything else he's accomplished so far),but I'd like to help him out if I can. Thanks for your imput.
[This message has been edited by antdri (edited 08-10-2002).]
[This message has been edited by antdri (edited 08-10-2002).]
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