By Keren Mary | Captain Dennis
Our Captain Dennis now has grown up to a 17- years old handsome teenager. Dennis is the eldest among his 3 siblings. He was brought up by his grandparents. Dennis has been in the DBMH program from the age of 7 and his teachers often comment on his great progress and achievement. Dennis is living proof that these are no disabilities that can hold a person back to living up to their full potential. The future holds endless possibilities for Dennis, and he is capable of achieving great things with the ongoing love, support, and guidance from his teachers.
Dennis is a premature baby, born with bilateral thumbs hypoplasia with left radial hypoplasia. Followed with visual impairment secondary to retinopathy of prematurity. Dennis also has learning difficulties as well.
He is able to hear with both ears and responds when his name is called. He will move towards you and locate the source of the sound. He has no problems communicating with his teachers and friends but there are still improvements to be done to the clarity of his speech. He recognizes his teachers and friends by touch and is always ready for a conversation. Perhaps, he might need extra support from the class teachers or speech therapist to improve his speech because the intonation and pitch are unclear.
His wrist bones on both hands are deformed with small thumbs on both hands. His thumbs do not function at all. He has adapted to using only four fingers on one hand well so that he is able to pick up small objects. He can hold a spoon in one hand and can hold a cup using both hands.
Captain Dennis is an independent boy who is able to shower, dress, and feed himself. He is also able to follow instruction and daily routine on his own. He loves to dance and listen to music. He also can send clothes to the laundry and collect it by himself.
By Thivia Manikam | DBMH Teacher (Deaf, Blind and Multiple Handicaps)
By Nurul Syahirah | Educator
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