<p>Kira Brady tells the journey to her son’s diagnoses, which include cerebral palsy (CP), periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) and cortical visual impairment (CVI). We marvel at how it can be so difficult to get a diagnosis even when, in hindsight, Mason is considered a “textbook” case.</p> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/122113/IMG_1190.jpg" alt= "A boy wearing noise-cancelling headphones stands in front of a statue of a seal and fish" width="500" height="617" /></p> <p>A few things come up:</p> <ul> <li>Throwing chairs in the library.</li> <li>When a child doesn’t recognize his classmates.</li> <li>A former student who paved the way.</li> <li>Transitioning to kindergarten during a pandemic.</li> </ul> <p>Resources:</p> <p><a href="https://www.yourcpf.org/">Cerebral Palsy Foundation</a></p> <p><a href= "http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/resources/vi&multi/cpvi/ssreport.pdf"> Cerebral Palsy and Visual Impairment in Children</a>, Scottish Sensory Centre</p> <p><a href="https://cviscotland.org/">CVI Scotland</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.perkinselearning.org/">Perkins eLearning</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.karenpapemd.com/the-boy-who-could-run-but-not-walk/">The Boy Who Could Run, but Not Walk</a><br /> by Karen Pape</p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Facial-Recognition-Difficulties-Children/dp/1849058024"> Understanding Facial Recognition Difficulties in Children</a><br /> by Nancy L. Mindick</p>
