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flat feet/ankle pronationI was reading Jenny McCarthy's new book and a person in the book said that his son had "severe ankle pronation. Well this is exactly what dd has and i've been trying to get her pedi to listen to me about her feet since she started walking 4 yrs ago. so we i made an appt with a foot dr and we are getting her help now. Im just wondering, though, any other kids peole suffer from this? I am not sure why the person mentioned s in Jenny's book and I can't figure out how it could be related to autism. Maybe it's not but just curious.I just did some research, quickly on it--both of my youngest had "feet" issues, but not the ankle thing (they walked on the side of their feet). Sean has a for of cp and, his walking is flat footed--he also walks kind of bowlegged at times where his feet roll over to the side. The only place that I can find it showing up as an ASD common trait is in her book. Mostly everything came up as a sports-related injury or birth issue, unrelated to asd at all. Sean will need special shoes, eventually. So far, the only place I have found that does it is a sports shoe place (I believe Bass Shoe owns it). The price is way out of my league (not covered by insurance until Sean hits 18), but, it is amazing to see how they fit the shoes. The insoles are tapered EXACTLY to the foot--a cast is made and the insole conforms perfectly, giving arch support where it is needed and the ball of the feet getting support as well. It is amazing to watch how they make them. I just wish insurances would pick up the cost--they run, here at about 125.00 per fitting--and Sean would need two sets of them year. thanks for the warning about the price, we will be going to have her fitted soon. I can't believe or I actually guess i shouldn't be surprised by now that insurance doesn't want to pay, huh? also, here is a link if anyone is interested in the ankle pronation with a photo of exactly what dd's looks like.
http://www.ourhealthnetwork.com/conditions/FootandAnkle/Pron ation.asp I'm in the early stages of researching this.. Oh, wow..thanks for sending that. We don't have that in any of the kids. I wondered if it is what Tom (their dad) has, because it mentioned sports injury. But, he doesn't--his ankle cracks--CONSTANTLY--he also does it as a habit and makes it crack. There are times when I tell him, if he cracks his ankle ONE MORE TIME, I am gonna crack HIM! lol Thanks, again for showing what that is. Please let us know what you find out while you research it. PS: The price is here, in OP, KS--land of OZ-priced items. It may be lower where you are. The stores here are specialty for avid sports fans so, they are higher priced. I dont know if any of the other children's hospitals here do it at a cheaper price--KU sent us to the sports shop. My oldest ds suffers from a twisted tib/fib and femur so he walks with his foot turned in. We actually took him to a pediatric ortho at Children's here. They said it is not uncommon for children with motor problems/ low muscle tone to also have problems walking. One thing he mentioned is that with age most children learn to correct the function of the muscle problem or the turning of the feet. He mentioned that the bones continue to grow until age 9 so they don't like to do anything about it until then. Interestingly nough my youngest ds has absouletly no difficulty.My youngest son did this when he was first standing and learning to walk. His right ankle would rotate so he was walking on the inner edge of his foot. At the same time, the ankle rotated so the foot pointed out to the side. When he was still not walking at 15 months or so, we took him to the physical therapist to get that quirk checked out. She found nothing wrong with him (could be that another type of expert would have found something). She advised that we buy good shoes for him with flexible soles (we went with Stride Rite) and to keep an eye on the problem for a year or so. He walked at 16-17 months, and the pronation problem resolved on its own. A lot of kids with autism have low muscle tone, and I was thinking maybe this contributed to the pronation but it's just a guess.
T has gorgeous feet that are long and slender, with high arches. AND low muscle tone. Her brother (non-genetic) has Fred Flintstone feet! Short, wide, no arch. DS #1 is going in today for his braces for his ankles. Our ped said it was no big deal, it would correct itself by 8 years old, and so on. Problem is, I had that little voice in my head telling me different. I had no reason to think he was wrong, I just felt he was. Our PT took one look at his feet and was upset at that DX. So she did some testing and his isdue to his severe weak muscle tone not supporting his ankles. Also wanted to add that the foot dr we took her too said her pronation would get worse overtime b/c of gravity and also b/c as she gains weight it puts more pressure on it. It has gotten worse and def not better like the pedi told me...the pedi said when dd was 15 months old that all kids pronate and that her arch would develop slowly but that didn't happen. just pisses me me off that he ignored it even though he told me at her all her well checks she was fine but then at 4 yrs old he said oh it just might hurt if she runs too much and she probably will not be a big star athelete...so I was like who cares, that was no mine concern. I does look painful. Sorry so bitter, just angry all my concerns by the pedi are never taken seriously. know what I mean. hope this info will help someone else early on. what harm would a foot insert have done when dd was younger, dr? ugh. sorry having a bad day.oh also forgot to mention, yes dd has low muscle tone throughout so i wonder if that has to do with it. also on mri, delayed mylination and the neuro said specificially in the leg motor area, well there we go. but she walked at 13 months, but just started riding a trike a few wks ago and almost 5 yrs. I have flat feet and could not afford the custom arch supports. Doctor said to wear sturdy shoes. So most of my time in college, when I walked a lot, I wore hiking boots which I found more comfortable than sneakers. I never did like the arch supports anyhow. Arches are not made to take a lot of weight and so I found that anything pushing on my arch made it sore after a while. I like a stiff flattish sole.Matthew's got flat feet and pronated ankles from his low tone. He wears orthotics for help correct it because he was falling ALL the time. We got him Sure Steps and they are FANTASTIC... but they did cost nearly $2000 just as a warning. |
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