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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pp here. I posted about my low tone kiddo who has other issues now. Strabismis (2 eye surgeries so far) apraxia (large speech delays), motor planning issues, likely ID as well.

The difference is when low tone gets to the point of hypotonia. You can have low tone and not have neurological issues. Plenty of folks do. However- it can also be an indicator of larger issues.

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Correct. Most people don't seem to realize these are not standalone issues. Everything is interrelated. My first child walked at 10 months and had great gross motor skills but had strabismus which we treated with surgery at 2 only to discover by 4 she had speech and fine motor difficulties. If your child is an uncommonly late walker it is usually a symptom of something larger going on that may crop in different ways throughout their childhood. [/quote]

But 16 months is not "uncommonly late." It is within the range of normal. Often it's just a kid on the lower end of normal for coordination etc. [/quote]

I didn't say 16 months was uncommonly late. I said if your kid IS an uncommonly late walker, there's usually an assortment of things going on and that is just one symptom, not a standalone issue. [/quote]

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