CIT Complete!

Friday we made it four weeks with the cast on. Lets just say it's a miracle! Twink does well for the most part. It seems that when we place the cast on it turns on every neuron in her brain and it sends this already hypersensitive child into over drive. Hopefully blogging about this will remind me when we do this again in September.

As you can see from the picture above Twink is already fisting or tucking her thumb. :( It looks like we are going to have to use a splint but it seems so bulky. On a good note she is still using her right hand to feed herself with her spoon or fork. Anything and everything else is done with her left. She is also raising both arms when she wants to be lifted up. Her fine motor has improved greatly with this casting.

We are trying something new. Most of you know Twink struggles with her speech. This casting did help with her speech but not nearly as much as the first two. I have heard that Omega's have done wonders in children who have apraxia. We have decided to start Twink on Nordic Naturals Omega 3-6-9 Junior We figure it can't hurt anything to try them. If she gains more speech skills then that is wonderful! She has about three weeks with her ST that she's worked with for the last year and a half before she transitions to her new school. I would love for her to see Twink make some huge gains as they have both worked so hard together. You can count on a post in a couple weeks on an update.