Super low muscle tone
My son has a very low muscle tone as well as a slow outputspeed….The doctor who diagnosed him with aspergers told me she hasnever seen another case like his. His speed is very slow..from in theway he talks to the way he moves to the way he eats etc etc…Everything is virtually affected. It takes him long tomove …however slight the movement.
The best way I can describe the low tone is that his body is likea ‘raggedy ann’ doll. If someone so much as nudges him when they maybe hurrying by he can fall on the spot. Sometimes he can be standingand out of nowhere just fall without anyone touching him . In orderfor him to tense up he has to be reminded and do it consciouslyotherwise the muscles do not react quickly enough or even stronglyenough.
I hope I have given a clear enough picture to understand …Is anyoneexperiencing anything similar or even know of anyone else who hassimilar issues that can hopefully direct me .
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Melisa Schumpert said,
Wrote on February 15, 2007 @ 9:39 am
Try adding amino acids and especially carnitine. B12 can also help.For OT issues related to bad handwriting, B12 and creatine.Basically, add amino acids, and a B50 or other multi-B-vitamin if hetolerates it.
Salvatore Thangavelu said,
Wrote on February 15, 2007 @ 4:15 pm
Your son’s case might be more extreme than my son’s, but not much.I mean mine used to have pretty low muscle tone. All of his fineand gross motor milestones were late. And I’ve always joked that hehas 2 speeds: slow and slower.
It has gotten a lot better during the past few years. We’ve been toa DAN dr in the past and he still takes some of the supplements thatthe DAN dr prescribed. But we haven’t been in a while (trying tosave $$ for son’s college education) and I don’t remember whichsupplements do what.
Also, occupational and physical therapy have helped a lot with themuscle tone.
I know it sounds crazy but I believe that the poor muscle tone alsoaffected my son’s vision and hearing. He had vision therapy becausehe had poor occulomotor (tracking) skills. He had hypersensitivehearing too. One theory about the cause of hypersensitive hearingis that the acoustic reflex (stapedius muscle) that is supposed toprotect the eardrum from loud noises is too relaxed. And Berardsound therapy is supposed to strengthen this muscle. It appears tohave worked in my son’s case.