Justice and Destiny were born on 1-19-93 at
25 weeks gestation due to PROM. Destiny had a typical little girl feeder
and grower experience although she did have a Grade I IVH and some circulatory
problems that resulted in the loss of the tips of two fingers. At age
5 now she is a sharp little cookie but EXTREMELY hyperactive. She does
well in preschool which is Montessori-style so she can float from one
activity to another and stay busy and learning all day. I am very worried
about kindergarten which she will be attending this coming fall. She
already knows all the kindergarten stuff and if she gets bored or is
expected to sit in a chair for long periods of time, trouble will follow.
Justice had one of the more complicated sorts of NICU stays. While he
managed to emerge physically intact, he is diagnosed with PDD which
is an autistic spectrum disorder. At age five he has approximately 50
words that he uses communicatively. He has been in public schools since
33 months of age and believe me, that has been a real learning experience
- for me. He is presently in a half day program five days a week. He
is also very hyper and distractible.
Justice and Destiny were born on 1-19-93 at
25 weeks gestation due to PROM. Destiny had a typical little girl feeder
and grower experience although she did have a Grade I IVH and some circulatory
problems that resulted in the loss of the tips of two fingers. At age
5 now she is a sharp little cookie but EXTREMELY hyperactive. She does
well in preschool which is Montessori-style so she can float from one
activity to another and stay busy and learning all day. I am very worried
about kindergarten which she will be attending this coming fall. She
already knows all the kindergarten stuff and if she gets bored or is
expected to sit in a chair for long periods of time, trouble will follow.