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Sydney

Sydney is 18 and graduating from High School in one month. She is non-verbal but uses about 30 simple signs to help her communicate. Her receptive vocabulary is quite good. She scoots around our home on her bottom but uses a wheelchair at school and in the community. Sydney can also bear weight and walk short distances with total assistance and for 7 to 15 minutes in a gait trainer at school. Sydney loves music, dancing, interacting with others and looking through yearbooks. Sydney's general health is very good. She has seizure activity daily but recovers quickly. She is on medication for her seizures, to help her sleep and to help with anxiety/mood control. Sydney has a 15 year old sister and a 13 year old brother who both love and support her.

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