At lot of kids I know crawl or use a manual chair at home, they enjoy
getting out of chair for awhile to stretch even if it means loosing some
independence at home.  

Beth t the OT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of jennifer hoffman
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 11:06 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Hello
> 
> Yes he is empathetic there is nothing wrong with Johnathan 
> mentally.He just=  got his powerchair in December and is 
> doing very well in school with it.He=  tkes it to and from 
> school on the bus but as of right now can not use it i= n the 
> home becuse it is not handicap equipped and the he runs into 
> the wall= s. I am looking for a new home but it is tough 
> right now.So I need=A0a bigg= er home..lol. H e hs some 
> independence and I love that. I am trying to pott= y train 
> right now but that is hrd but we keep trying everyday.Thank 
> You for=  your response, Jennifer
> 
> --- On Sun, 3/15/09, Michael H. Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Michael H. Collis <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Hello
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 11:09 PM
> 
> 
> Is Johnathan able to be empathetic with other people?=A0 I 
> mean does he und= erstand that other people can get hurt?=A0 
> How is his motor control?=A0 At = five years old he might be 
> ready for a pediatric powerchair I know you migh= t not be 
> ready to let him off your leash, but children need 
> independence...=  From what you said, I gather mentally he is 
> fine, his body isn't.=20
>

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