CocoaBagelPuffs

Hi, I'm a little late to the party but I wanted to say a few things.

First off, your daughter is adorable. I love her little ears. Too cute!

I'm in high school and for the past 4 years, I've been volunteering at a therapeutic horse riding school. I help kids with all kinds of disabilities ride horses and learn about horses. I've worked with kids who have mild to severe autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and other kinds of developmental disorders. I've never worked with a kid with 22Q, so I've never heard of it.

Have you ever thought about doing horse-riding therapy for your daughter? It's a really effective form of therapy and we've had a lot of improvements with kids with speech problems and motor issues. It can help her with her fine motor skills when she gets older. If she likes animals, I'd ask he if she'd like to try being a horse-back rider.

I have a brother with Asperger's and because of my personal experiences and volunteerism I've been looking into being a special education major. I hope everything works out with your daughter and hope everything goes smoothly for her.

I have three cousins who were just diagnosed with ED a few months ago. It isn't as severe as yours and I had no idea that anything was wrong with them. I always thought one of my cousin's flexibility was because of a collar bone fracture she had (she thought this too) but it was because of ED.

Usually chromosomal disorders are as a result of nondisjunction during meiosis, or basically a mistake when the chromosomes are pulled apart. Most of the time, chromosomal disorders are an accident, and aren't caused by the parents genetics.

I'm allergic to horses, too, but I didn't gain the allergy until a few years after I started volunteering. Regular allergy medication usually does the trick. I really hope she isn't allergic. Horses are awesome animals and really form bonds with their riders.