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CONNER HAS BEEN AT SCHOOL FOR 2 YEARS AND THIS IS WHEN IT ALL BEGAN REALLY. HE HAS SEVERE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND WAS PICKED UP IN THE FIRST YEAR AND THEN HE REVISITED STAGE 1 WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PRIMARY 2. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET HIM THE CORRECT SCHOOLING.
CONNER STRUGGLES WITH MOSTLY EVERYTHING. MEMORY IS POOR. HE HAS NO SENSE OF DANGER AND NEEDS HELP UP AND DOWN STAIRS AS HE FALLS OVER A LOT, BUMPS INTO THINGS. HE SPILLS FOODS AND DRINKS. HE NEEDS HELP TO DRESS AND IF LEFT UP TO HIM, IT WOULD ALL BE BACK TO FRONT, INSIDE OUT ETC. THE LIST IS ENDLESS BUT WE WILL NEVER KNOW HOW THE FUTURE WILL TURN OUT FOR HIM :) WOULDN'T CHANGE HIM FOR THE WORLD. WE ARE ATTENDING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR HIS POOR MOTOR AND HYPERMOBILE ETC.
TODAY WE HAD A GENETIC APPOINTMENT... OUR FIRST TIME THINKING WE WOULD GET ANSWERS TO ALL OUR QUESTIONS. TO BE TOLD BY THE DOCTOR MY SON HAS WHAT THEY CALL A UN-DIAGNOSED CHROMOSOME DISORDER, I COULD OF CRIED. I HAD QUESTIONS ALL READY BUT NO ANSWERS TO PUT TO THEM, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MY SON'S DUPLICATION WAS QUITE LARGE AND SHE THOUGHT THAT IS WHY MY SON WAS DOING WHAT HE IS DOING AND HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS. I WILL GET ANOTHER APP IN A YEARS TIME. AS A MOTHER, I FEEL CHEATED. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR MY SON AND WHAT HIS NEEDS AS A GROWING BOY WILL BE. BUT NOPE, I HAVE NOTHING. CONNER IS THE MOST SOCIABLE OUT GOING WEE GUY. HE ENJOYS SOCIALISING AND ROLE PLAY. HE HAS TAUGHT ME THAT NO MATTER WHAT LIFE THROWS AT US WE JUST GET BY AND TRY OUR BEST. I WOULD BE HAPPY FOR ANYONE TO CONTACT ME AS WE ALL HAVE UNIQUE CHILDREN AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO MEET OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS :) X
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