Words he understands

Wednesdays are OT day for Buddy. He enjoys spending time with our OT.

When he was first diagnosed with WS, I had visions of him as an adult unable to do even the most basic of personal care -- tie his shoes, feed himself, brush his teeth. Perhaps a bit extreme but some of the videos we'd seen and articles we'd read described this type of behavior in older adults with WS--able to play a concerto on the clarinet but unable to tie a pair of shoes.

However, I've been encouraged by his progress over the past few months--he's working on brushing his teeth by himself and can use a fork to feed himself scrambled eggs. Still can't tie a shoe, but I'll let that go for awhile. He's also almost ready to walk by himself and is learning to use a sippy cup.

We've been watching the Your Baby Can Read DVD for the past few weeks and that seems to be helping him with language acquisition. He's not reading, per se, but he is recognizing that words mean something. The following videos are a few of the words he knows.







Basic, yes, but I'll take it.