Tanya B., born in 1998
Diagnosis: Down syndrome. Arrest of psycho-speech and stato-kinetic development.
Beginning of treatment: August 2004
Had 10 scheduled courses of intensive developing treatment (duration 15 days each) till October 2007
Dynamics:
a) neurological:
Before treatment – absence of speech comprehension and reproduction, unable to be organized, orientation reflexes without instinct of self-preservation, active negativism to surrounding;
After treatment – comprehends the lessons’ structure, stable attention, performs motional instructions of average difficulty, during communication with coevals takes the initiative;
b) hemodynamical:
Before treatment–intracranial hypertension in the anterior cranial fossa, venous hypertonia (more on the left side), expressed pathological shunting into the cavernous sinus;
After treatment – signs of slight intracranial hypertension in the anterior cranial fossa, moderate venous hypertonia, pathological shunting decreases up to a thread-like;
c) psychological:
Before treatment – general development of the psychological sphere corresponds to two-years-old age;
After treatment – the girl can study skills of self-service.
Development of the speech- increasing of active and passive vocabulary, makes simple sentences, keeps a dialog, can apply to adults herself.
Acquires skills of reading, counting. Cognitive processes become more voluntary, thinking is developing. She can paint a sun, cloud, rain, flower herself.
d) logopedic:
Before treatment – second prespeech level of development;
After treatment – second speech level (speech with simple sentences).