What do you get your child for Christmas when they have trouble playing with toys and have no real interests other than watching tv?
For those who don't understand the question....
Niemann Pick Disease slowly robs those affected with all their abilities. In most cases, a child progressed through the developmental milestones fairly normally for several (or many) years. And then the slow deterioration started. The child starts to lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, etc. It doesn't happen overnight, but is a gradual process. Eventually, most children are wheelchair or bed bound, unable to feed themselves, may be blind, and may not know their family.
Some suggestions included:
DVDs/CDs
bean bag chair
character clothes shoes
ceiling decorations
hanging mobiles
sheets/pillows
remote control toys (with big controls)
What would you chose to get this child for Christmas?
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Hi Jill,
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a good Thanksgiving.
I would choose the bean bag chair or the hanging mobiles. I would choose the bean bag so it's something different than a wheelchair or a bed, but it would have to be a deep one so s/he would be supported on the sides, depending on level of mobility. The hanging mobiles would give some visual stimulation and maybe some music, depending on the mobile. The right kind of music is good therapy.
Karina