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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Older mom here.  Son with hypotonia now 21 years old.  Didn't walk until 22 months.  It gets better with age.  When he was young, 5-10 years, karate was the absolute best thing for him.  They did exercises at the bar that were excellent to develop balance and muscle stamina. I also liked it because to me it equalled PT but was not isolating.  Played some team sports in middle school because it was required, did OK.   Ran plenty of cross country in HS, middle of the pack.

It was explained to me that muscle tone is like a thermostat dial, some people are more turned up, some not so much but are still considered in the "normal" range.  CP or Muscular Dystrophy would be outside of the norm. I wouldn't worry too much, keep your child active and with other kids as much as possible.  [/quote]

My BIL was like this.  He did not walk until he was 26 months old.  Did not get any therapy.  Probably would get an asperger's/ASD diagnosis now.  Anyway, he is in his 50ties, semi retired, etc.  [b]No issues[/b] and has a very nice life.[/quote]
How well do you know your BIL? What do you mean "no issues"? If he'd get an ASD Dx, I'm sure he had to deal with plenty of issues and there were limits to what he could do.[/quote]

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