We've had a chance to try out Adam's new Benik splint and I'm happy to say it has been going quite well. Although he's always shown a tendency to keep his thumb in on the right more than left, he absolutely hates any sort of hand over hand help or repositioning of either hand so I've just been forced to kind of let it play out. While we initially started using the Benik splint to help him when he's pinching small things, I experimented with putting it on during unstructured play. I'll put it on for about a half hour and just let him crawl around all over playing with whatever he likes. When I take it off I notice that he opens his hand much wider when he's crawling or reaching. I have also tried a couple of times putting it on while he's in the carseat, to keep him from just resting with his right hand in the "OK" position. We don't keep it on all the time because it does slightly restrict his motion for grasping and limits sensory input to the hand, but I'm hoping this limited use will help keep him comfortable with his thumb out so he can continue to develop strength in his hand using that postion.
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| Excited to steal some of his sister's toys |
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| Open hand and reaching into a container which is still a challenge these days |
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Weightbearing on an open hand with thumb out
(note the trail of destruction!) |
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| Poking with his right index finger! |
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