See Gabrielle on Fox 35 www.myfoxorlando.com www.GabrielleLaVerde.com The first eighteen months or so of her life were wonderful. She was a happy, sweet, smiling little girl, with big, sparkling eyes and she had the best belly laugh we'd ever heard. She started walking later than most, but was toddling around by 15 months. At 18 months we began to notice that she was not quite keeping up with other kids her age. By her second birthday, we knew something was wrong. Her pediatrician thought she was "perfect" and she would "catch up" at the the age three. By her third birthday, it was even clearer to us that she was having difficulty with her speech and gait. Her balance and coordination were not what they should be. Her fine and motor gross skills, speech, sight and hearing were tested. Mild Cerebral Palsy was mentioned. A new doctor mentioned that she had connective tissue issues, hyperflexible joings and nearly flat feet. He scheduled a Behavioral Pediatrician, a Geneticist, and a Neurologist. The Behaviorial Pediatrician worked with us for 1 year, and ruled out Autism. The Geneticist and Neurologist after 2 years, and countless blood tests, EEGs, MRIs and CT scans, everything was negative, except that Gabrielle was having "absence seizures". Seizure medications were discontinued after Gabrielle could no longer hold a fork or sit up. We tried the best doctors in Orlando, when finally we went to Jacksonville and met a Neuro-Muscularist. Her Geneticist thought she had ...
Friday, April 27, 2012
A Mother's Diary - Is This Autism? What is Niemann-Pick?
See Gabrielle on Fox 35 www.myfoxorlando.com www.GabrielleLaVerde.com The first eighteen months or so of her life were wonderful. She was a happy, sweet, smiling little girl, with big, sparkling eyes and she had the best belly laugh we'd ever heard. She started walking later than most, but was toddling around by 15 months. At 18 months we began to notice that she was not quite keeping up with other kids her age. By her second birthday, we knew something was wrong. Her pediatrician thought she was "perfect" and she would "catch up" at the the age three. By her third birthday, it was even clearer to us that she was having difficulty with her speech and gait. Her balance and coordination were not what they should be. Her fine and motor gross skills, speech, sight and hearing were tested. Mild Cerebral Palsy was mentioned. A new doctor mentioned that she had connective tissue issues, hyperflexible joings and nearly flat feet. He scheduled a Behavioral Pediatrician, a Geneticist, and a Neurologist. The Behaviorial Pediatrician worked with us for 1 year, and ruled out Autism. The Geneticist and Neurologist after 2 years, and countless blood tests, EEGs, MRIs and CT scans, everything was negative, except that Gabrielle was having "absence seizures". Seizure medications were discontinued after Gabrielle could no longer hold a fork or sit up. We tried the best doctors in Orlando, when finally we went to Jacksonville and met a Neuro-Muscularist. Her Geneticist thought she had ...
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