Lyndon

Working alongside Georgia, therapy with Lyndon primarily involves occupational therapy sessions focusing on upper limb retraining, equipment prescription and minor home modifications, with most of their time together spent in the gym.

“He loves coming in and seeing us; he loves exercising, so that’s what we use to motivate him in sessions,” Georgia says.

“So far, we have installed rails in the bathroom, and hopefully, we are getting a bidet to help him toilet independently, which will be massive in helping him to be able to go to the toilet by himself.

“Lyndon’s progress is about maintaining what he’s got and making small functional gains. In terms of improvement for his upper limb, he’s got a much more relaxed right arm so he can use it as a stabilising arm when doing activities he enjoys such as arts or using the computer,” Georgia continues.

Lyndon has improved stability in his core and left shoulder, reducing the impact of his ataxic movements so he can use his arm with more functionality. One of his goals was to feed himself, and now he can pick up larger, handheld items like a sandwich and bring it to his mouth.

Lyndon’s major future goal is finding employment.

“He’s going to be working with the STEP (Stages towards employment) program and I’ll be working closely with the support coordinator to link that in with his OT sessions. He wants to work, hopefully with computers,” Georgia says.

Lyndon also aims to be a little more independent in and around the home.

“So, he’s just accessed respite, and that was a huge step for them, and it went well. So now, they’re motivated to try that again, which will be great for Lyndon to have some more independence,” Georgia says.