Jack is two and a half. He was born via emergency c-section on April 6, 2006 and immediately hospitalized for meconium aspiration syndrome. During his three week stay in the NICU, he was given a neurological evaluation because of his irritability. He had high tone, an ultrasound that showed no congenital brain malformations, and an MRI that showed slight brain damage due to lack of oxygen. A neonatologist later told us that based on that MRI, the brain damage seemed to be slight and he termed it PVL (peri-ventricular leukomalasia). This doctor estimated that the damage would only affect Jack's gross motor skills. At four months of age, Jack's neurologist noticed he was not meeting his milestones and Jack was enetered into the birth to three program. At one year of age, Jack was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, though which type he had was unclear. Around age two, Jack's neurologist confirmed that Jack probably has ataxic cerebral palsy, with slight spasticity in his legs. This is what Jack's OT and I had suspected.
Jack is globally delayed by at least one and a half years.
Jack is a happy little boy who continues to progress, at his own pace! We're very proud of him.
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