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Caitlin’s home speech therapist told me a theory a few months back that I wanted to believe, but about which I was cautiously skeptical. She believes that even with all of the disabilities, Caitlin is cognitively gifted. Even though my daughter has done some unique things, the vast majority of children with Aicardi syndrome have massive cognitive disabilities. Considering all of the brain malformations, this is understandable. That makes it hard for me to embrace this theory. I’m sure that our daughter without the genetic problems would have been a gifted child (Lynne and I were), but it simply is not something that happens with Aicardi syndrome.
Today during therapy, Caitlin worked hard to prove her therapist right and me wrong. Caitlin sat at her tray as her therapist put done three different colored rubber scoops of fake ice cream at a time. Each was a unique color. She then wrote the name of a color in pen and had Caitlin pick the correct color of fake ice cream. We did not read the word to her. There were eight colors, and Caitlin picked up the right one each time. Even with vision problems and brain lesions, she was able to recognize the words without any prompts from us.
I really don’t know what it means, but I’m very proud of my little girl.
Today during therapy, Caitlin worked hard to prove her therapist right and me wrong. Caitlin sat at her tray as her therapist put done three different colored rubber scoops of fake ice cream at a time. Each was a unique color. She then wrote the name of a color in pen and had Caitlin pick the correct color of fake ice cream. We did not read the word to her. There were eight colors, and Caitlin picked up the right one each time. Even with vision problems and brain lesions, she was able to recognize the words without any prompts from us.
I really don’t know what it means, but I’m very proud of my little girl.
