I have 3 children and the second 1 has OMA I said if my 3rd at OMA I would just go to physio much earlier as my son at 13 months gained 12 months in 12 months but it was hard work on my part.Every week his physio taught him I went home and kept it up. He stepped at 2yrs 3mths sign lanuage at 2 yrs 3mths. Hes 20 he is now doing a contract with information Technology. I dont believe OMA is Genetic. My son Had to be taught everything I went shopping with my thumbs holding his head up while holding onto the trolley. His sister is 20 months older than him his younger sister now 15. You have a long way to go but he seemed to have a lot of his symtems disapear the more up right he got. He had a walking thing which we put four house bricks in so it would not tip up just so he could use it to walk around the house.
He was a floppy child he use to only roll. His head would go to one side so his eyes where locked in the corners so he could steadythem to see. His tongue hung out we worked for a year to keep that in with the speech therapist. He has been learning all his life. He had friends at school when it was his birthday I took all his class to Hungry Jacks because I wanted to say Thanks! That was the kindy and young school days. His speech is still a problem. He has had computers in his life since he was 5. What an open world that was to him. He does Tafe lessons, (further education) or adult education at the local TAFE. He wants to get his certificates as well as diploma.
He also had swimming lessons at 5, where the instructor had to hold him whilst he wasnt swimming because he could not walk in water, he had trouble with walking on grass!
He had to show the bus driver his way home through the suburbs taking other disabled kids home when he was 5. It was dark when he arrived. He was such a bright happy go lucky buddle of fun. By the time he was 5 he got too able for a disabled place but because of his paedeatrician went one year to another place with early intervention programs, then on to the mainstream school at 6.