Symptoms

Many of our friends and family have asked about Becca and her symptoms. Here are a few of them... Becca has sensory integration disorder. This means that Becca doesn't always know where her body is at all times. It has to do with her inner ear and her vestibular input. For example...Becca has to spin twice as fast as I do to get the same dizzy effect. It has been described to me as trying to drive a car and sometimes the brakes work and sometimes they don't. This is very frustrating! This leads to our next symptom...rubbing her feet together (out of frustration) until the blister and sometimes bleed. We "brush" Becca's skin 3 times a day, and we do joint compressions 3 times a day. This gives her muscles the sensory input that they need to create muscle tone. Becca's muscle tone is weaker on her left side. Becca also holds her thumb in on her left hand. She also has a foot and an eye that turns in on her left side. We are currently wearing eye patches for 30 mins every other day.) Becca has ataxia (tremor) on her left side as well. (Most individuals do not develop ataxia until their 30's.) Becca does not talk very much. She says maybe 5-10 words, and never two words together (until she said grumpy daddy! ha!). I have started teaching her sign language, and she is learning very fast! She is also talking more now since I started signing with her. Even though Becca is very affectionate and has very good eye contact, I believe she may be on the autistic spectrum . Please remember to keep Becca in your prayers! Thank you!<3