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[quote=Anonymous]My child (8) has low muscle tone.  He was late to sit, crawl, walk.  He had Physical Therapy from age 10 months until 5 years when he met all the goals on his IEP.  He has had occupational therapy 10 months - current.  He was a late talker.  Difficulty swallowing, constipated.    He no longer has PT at school, but I require he get the type of exercise which makes him stronger.  1) martial arts weekly 2) swim lessons weekly.    It took a long while to learn to ride a bike, but in good whether, we go out biking on a regular basis.  He will never be good at team sports, at least our developmental pediatrician says to stay with individual sports.  He is getting his purple belt soon -- he takes all classes with typical kids and it takes longer to get to different levels.

The best thing is he truly likes physical activity.  He can't keep up (running) with his peers, except overweight peers.  He can keep up with kids 2  years younger than him.  His endurance is low, but we make him do things (within reason) that we think he should be able to do.  He hikes, likes to play outdoor games, cross-country skis (only likes this a little). His balance and coordination have improved greatly, but not as good as typical kids. [/quote]

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