Susannah has been seeing a physical therapist who specializes in children here in Italy. We noticed around 5 months of age that she wasn't using her left hand as much as her right, and that it was always closed in the way a newborn infant keeps its fists closed. We took her to an osteopathic doctor who did some stretches on her neck, since she was always looking to the right, too. Then, we finally had her looked at by a children's 'neuropsichiatra' which I think is like a neurologist?? She assured us that Susannah's strong preference for the right was not permanent, or from any brain deficiency, but rather that she had only seen the right hand when her head was tilted, so she really didn't know the left hand was there. Then, when she didn't use it, she sort of 'forgot' about it. Now that her neck is turning both ways, she is starting to use it more, but still not as much as the right. So, we go to physical therapy to exercise her a little. This little wrap was for 1 day so her thumb would stay 'out' and not get folded 'in' so much. She has really improved a LOT in the last month. She is even moving around the room a lot more now, scooting on her bottom and getting into things she shouldn't get into!
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