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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 592163" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Malika, I don't think Canada is ahead. I think we are about the same. But immaterial. </p><p></p><p>Spatial orientation problems really impede a child and adult's ability to know where they are. I think that may be partly why we are klutzy. I often step on the shoes of somebody in front of me, not knowing how close she is. Since being an adult, this is less of an issue, but as a kid I often bumped into the child in front of me in line. I was also that kid who got laughed at in the cafeteria for dropping my tray of food (that usually evoked sarcastic and embarassing applause). I had trouble learning to drive, as an older person, and have compensated by making sure I way far behind the cars in front of me just to be sure. It's automatic now, but I really had trouble learning to gauge space when first learning to drive. I struggled with anything that required coordination, including sports and shoe tying. But I had a real memory for doing plays and learning songs (I had and still have a tremendous ear for music...again that superior auditory memory while my visual memory failed me). </p><p></p><p>On the extreme end, I do have face blindness, but more. I get lost going around the block as I don't understand where I am...space and time. If I take a new route someplace, I get totally thrown. I need consistency and repetition for anything requiring visual cues. It is also hard for me to concentrate visually while somebody is talking to me. I do better with one sensory issue at a time and am very sensitive to particulary loud noise and smells. I can smell if my dog had an accident if I am in the kitchen and my dog had an accident upstairs on the far other side of t he house. The only other person with that sense of smell in my family is Sonic...lol. </p><p></p><p>I always felt I had acquired brain dysfunction at birth. My mom did take medications during the birth. I don't know. Do you have any records of J's actual birth? Was he full term? No foreceps? Easy delivery? </p><p></p><p>Keep my posted. I have a vested interested in J. Not only do I think he is the definition of "cute", but since he has some issues I have, I would love, love to see how he gets help and how that help works out. And, of course, I wish him and you all the very best. He is a neat kid and deserves this chance to learn compensation skills. There are plenty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 592163, member: 1550"] Malika, I don't think Canada is ahead. I think we are about the same. But immaterial. Spatial orientation problems really impede a child and adult's ability to know where they are. I think that may be partly why we are klutzy. I often step on the shoes of somebody in front of me, not knowing how close she is. Since being an adult, this is less of an issue, but as a kid I often bumped into the child in front of me in line. I was also that kid who got laughed at in the cafeteria for dropping my tray of food (that usually evoked sarcastic and embarassing applause). I had trouble learning to drive, as an older person, and have compensated by making sure I way far behind the cars in front of me just to be sure. It's automatic now, but I really had trouble learning to gauge space when first learning to drive. I struggled with anything that required coordination, including sports and shoe tying. But I had a real memory for doing plays and learning songs (I had and still have a tremendous ear for music...again that superior auditory memory while my visual memory failed me). On the extreme end, I do have face blindness, but more. I get lost going around the block as I don't understand where I am...space and time. If I take a new route someplace, I get totally thrown. I need consistency and repetition for anything requiring visual cues. It is also hard for me to concentrate visually while somebody is talking to me. I do better with one sensory issue at a time and am very sensitive to particulary loud noise and smells. I can smell if my dog had an accident if I am in the kitchen and my dog had an accident upstairs on the far other side of t he house. The only other person with that sense of smell in my family is Sonic...lol. I always felt I had acquired brain dysfunction at birth. My mom did take medications during the birth. I don't know. Do you have any records of J's actual birth? Was he full term? No foreceps? Easy delivery? Keep my posted. I have a vested interested in J. Not only do I think he is the definition of "cute", but since he has some issues I have, I would love, love to see how he gets help and how that help works out. And, of course, I wish him and you all the very best. He is a neat kid and deserves this chance to learn compensation skills. There are plenty. [/QUOTE]
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