Jamie Sprague is six years old and
in kindergarten.
He
attends a school-community based inclusion program with support and
he gets speech therapy and occupation therapy. We also get private
speech therapy. He has never qualified for school or private
physical therapy. We feel
the main educational issues with Jamie are his distractibility and
impulsivity. He has very acute hearing and is constantly distracted
from whatever task is at hand. He has been on Concerta and it really
helps him stay focused on his work. He loves school and has many
friends.
Jamie continues to do well both medically and developmentally. He is about a year behind developmentally and physically (size). He is fascinated by clowns, circuses, motorcycles, and trains. He also loves the Nutcracker story and carries his wooden soldier around just like the little girl Marie does in the story. He is a wonderfully caring and outgoing child. He is very inquisitive and loves to talk. He loves dancing, listening to music, singing, and going to gymnastics. Jamie also adores his little sister Kelsea, who is three years old and does not have Williams Syndrome. They are truly best buddies.
Medically, Jamie has mild supravalvular aortic stenosis. We have had issues with inguinal hernias (fixed with surgery), small bowel obstruction (fixed with surgery), hypothyroidism, and rectal prolapse (ongoing treatment).
We love meeting other families touched by WS in the Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia area. Please feel free to contact us.
John Sprague, Laura Pincock, Jamie Sprague, and Kelsea Sprague
December 2005