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clumsy or something else?

lilmejolilmejo member
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our Lo has always been a little on the clumsy side and little less coordinated than his peers. when he was younger he went to PT from 11 months till about 18 months when EI determined he no longer qualified. Everything seemed ok, but I am now becoming concerned that his trips and falls are caused by something other than just being clumsy. Adding to this is the fact that he runs on his toes imagine instead of bending at the knee to run, he sort of looks like his gallopping, it's cute but also concerning. Anyway, I dont really have anyone to compare him to in his age group to know if this is something I should bring up to EI again or normal for a 21month old. A few examples of "clumsy" would be running down the hallway and banging into the wall, constantly falling forward on his hands, when he looks up he loses his balance which caused him to fall face first into my dining room table legs, if he turns his head whiel running or walking he veers in the opposite direction. These are just a few example which like I said could be normal of a 21 month old, just wondering how your LO's around this age are doing with this sort of thing

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  • mben1119mben1119 member
    DS is a few months younger than your LO, but he does a lot of the same stuff. He's always covered in bruises from tripping and falling, or running into walls, tables, door jambs, etc. He's a mess. His pediatrician was not concerned at his last visit.
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  • christinak22christinak22 member
    It seems early, but could he need glasses?
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  • wedseptwedsept member
    You should talk to the pedi re the tip-toeing.  At some point, that is a problem, but I am not sure at what age it becomes a problem. 
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  • Yellow79Yellow79

    There was a slight chance that my son had a tethered cord... we found out he didn't when he was a newborn but the drs. said that if we didn't catch it toe walking and falling could be one of the signs. Not trying to scare you but it was one of the signs we were alerted to. It's likely the drs. would have caught this if it were a possibility by now though.

    My son is clumsy at times but it seems like he just moves too fast for his own good and less of a coordination issue. Kids fall all the time, it could easily be nothing.

     

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  • StacyJYayStacyJYay member
    I'm not suggesting it's something serious, but perhaps take LO to an occupational therapist, physical therapist, and/or neurologist.  Some things to consider would be low muscle tone, dyspraxia, and developmental coordination disorder.  Stress to each specialist that, in addition to the "clumsiness", you're concerned with the QUALITY of his movements (e.g., the running), and not just whether LO "can" or "can't" run. 
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