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Does anyone have a child with this and/or know anything about this? I believe that my daughter has it although her symptoms are mild. Just wondering how it has affected all of you and/or what can I expect? Also, I would like to know if it can affect balance. Any information would be awesome! Thanks, in advance!
Edit: Sorry for being vague. My daughter has always moved her hands similarly. Not with all things but I notice it's particularly true with fine motor movements. Whatever one hand is doing, the other is mimicking. It's crazy and cool all at the same time. I haven't checked her legs but will, now that I think about it. But, her balance has always been off. She is almost 5 and didn't start walking until she was almost 2. She is very careful when coming downstairs and even running. I am not sure what's causing that. I have taken her to a foot doc and everything is okay. We are going to see a Neurologist in January and so when I started doing more research on the MMD, I began to wonder if they are related. Any info is helpful!
Update again: Yes, my daughter will be seen by a Neurologist in January. Her Pediatrician has never noticed this because I haven't pointed it out and I only recently gave it more thought and did my research on it. Her symptoms are mild. I wouldn't say inhibits her, it's just more of a "cute" thing she does. That said, her "balance" issues inhibit her with running and playing with kids her age and I'm trying to figure that out before she starts school. Her brother has vision problems so she has had her vision checked since she was 6 months old. So far, that is good. I will definitely update once I learn more. I appreciate all of you weighing in on this though. The more Mommy minds, the better! Keep the suggestions coming! :)
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Why do you think your daughter has this?
This disorder is caused by a brain chemical imbalance; you literally see things differently than other people do. This is NOT the same as having poor or very high self esteem (ex: Sally thinks she's fat, but every guy on the block thinks she's hot... or Jim thinks he's Adonis, his nose is perfectly chiseled, but everyone else thinks he has a clown nose)...
REAL mirror disorders can be managed with mediation. Yes, it can SOMETIMES affect balance, but it's kind of like vertigo, you think the room's moving in the mirror, therefore you believe you're falling, but you know you're really not. THIS is caused by something wrong in the inner ear, which throws off your equilibrium.
A third thing to consider (and I'm just throwing this out there because you were so painfully vague, LOL)... we have a 6th sense, called proprioception. It is essentially our sense of being, meaning, I know my arm is MY arm, not your arm... there are certain disorders which will cause people affected by this lack of their 6th sense (generally brain trauma), who have mirror issues. This last one is extremely rare.
More info please! :)
my daughet was seen by an OT and she did alot of fun games that were really diagnosic test to see what was going on. nothing like what you suspect, though.
Vison was a big thing the OT checked as well. Have you had any vision checks??
Has your pediatrician not flagged any of this?? I might start with a new dr and yes see the neurologist. I don't know but i would guess they might take an MRI and see what is up. I'd love to hear what happens.
