An 11-year-old male student with a relatively sedentary lifestyle presented for Chiropractic care with a complex history of multiple medical diagnoses. He was new to Chiropractic and had received diagnoses of Level 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, global physical delay across gross and fine motor skills, and an anxiety disorder. At the time of presentation, he also fitted several of the diagnostic criteria for Kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and was undergoing testing to confirm this diagnosis.
“His mother remarked ‘It’s like his overall nervous system has improved, and he moves with less caution and appears more stable overall”.
‘When I brought him to a Chiropractor, I didn’t have high hopes. I figured anything that could improve his quality of life, which is better than what he has now. I was always so worried about him. The wind could knock him over, and he couldn’t stay upright when sitting for longer than about one minute, whereas he can now sit for most of the day with standing breaks before he gets tired. The biggest thing was after the first appointment and adjustment, he sat in the car and looked at me and said “Mum, I can breathe. I can take a full breath and breathe”.’
“The mother noted that she was ‘at a point where I thought his quality of life for an 11-yearold was terrible. He had lost interest in a lot of things and he began to realise that he was different to other children, and while his mind was active his body was very different with its ability’.”
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