Aulton's 2008 Schedule

Monday - Developmental Specialist
Tuesday - Speech Therapy
Wednesday - Physical Therapy
Thursday - Music Therapy
Friday - Occupational Therapy

As you can see, Aulton keeps my life very busy. I'm so grateful for all of his wonderful therapists and the things they teach me to help him.

New developments:

Aulton is getting glasses. Aulton sees an eye doctor every year to check for cataracts that can result from having myotonic dystrophy. The doctor discovered that Aulton is far-sighted in both eyes, a result of genetics. His right eye is more severely affected than his left eye. If we chose not to get the glasses, he could have lost sight in his weaker eye. The doctor is confident that his fine and gross motor skills will improve once he adapts to the glasses. I'm excited to see what happens!

Aulton has recently started to lift a ball above his head, he's also throwing, catching and kicking balls. In music therapy, he has been using both hands to play the metalaphone and to beat drums. In the past, his left side has always been much weaker than his right. So, this is a great step for him.

Last week in speech, Aulton said "go" and "t" for trains. Yesterday, he said "ca" for his friend Cal. He is always making new sounds. I can't wait for him to gain more facial muscle strength and confidence to talk more.