You gotta love an occupational therapist who will haul around an upright backboard just to play hallway hoops with a kid.

Thanks to Alma Liotta, O.T.R. for her years of service to John.

Oh, how he loves playing basketball!  This grin is for his (first ever) team photo shoot.

He has come a long way—his first scrimmage with i9Sports was so overwhelming that John just laid down on the court.  Mid-game.

With each experience, he builds a better database of what to do and how to do it.  Body position for offense and defense is his current robust challenge.  He mimes the coach’s, “Move! Move! Move!”, and for all the clumsy joy, Mom cries.

How about log rolling races?  John can’t roll in the grass in a straight line.   He has friends he can model after, and tries to catch them.   But, really, he is still learning where his body is in space due to out-of-whack proprioceptive and vestibular senses.

Keep our kids moving.  Whatever it takes.  Crossing mid-line, building balance, having physical fun that most of us take utterly for granted.

Peace be with us,

Gayle