Colin #

Boy, Age: 6
Listed: May 2024
$90.00
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He lives in a center of family type placement for children and youths. He has a diagnosis of Hydrocephalus external, a condition after meningoencephalitis. Accompanying diseases: Transient intolerance to cows milk protein, bronchial asthma with a predominant allergic component.

The child has limited general motor skills. He can sit independently, stands up with a fixed support. He can’t walk independently. Poor support of lower limbs. His fine motor skills are not age appropriate. He can hold a toy which is placed in his hand and moves it in front of his face. The child takes small steps with assistance.

He smiles often. Sometimes sulks for no reason. He catches, picks up toys of different sizes and shapes and manipulates with them. Most of the time he is calm and follows with sight what is happening around him. Reacts to sound stimuli. The child has delay in the neuropsychological development. Lack of language development. The child makes and pronounces sound combinations. He understands verbal instructions given to him. He enjoys speech from an unfamiliar adult, reacting lively and making sounds. Willingly interacts with adults and children. He shows interest and seeks contact with other children and the staff in the center, he touches them and looks at the toys they are holding. He picks up toys and plays with them in his own way. He likes musical toys. He likes to have other children around him. Colin plays independently with an adult. He is not enrolled in an educational institution.

The child does not control his bladder and uses diapers. He needs assistance from the staff in the center in his everyday life. He has a daily routine adequate for his age. He eats with appetite and is gaining weight. He eats five times a day pureed food, he is starting to eat with a spoon. He spends the day in the playroom or other rooms in the Center. He also goes out in the yard and for a walk.