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How to explain hypotonia to a preschooler

My preschooler has light hypotonia. He's been in treatments since he was a baby, but has always been able to catch up on gross and fine motor skills with the proper treatments, sometimes even achieving more than what's expected for his age.

There are some small delays we're working on right now, but he's always been able to participate in all daycare and preschool activities, and he has never expressed feeling different than peers.

I've always explained "we're going to play with (therapists' names)," but I don't want hypotonia to be this big secret that comes out one day or have him overhear a conversation with a doctor in one of our appointments and potentially make scary stuff up. I prefer to be open and honest in an age appropriate way, and hopefully in an empowering way, but...

How do I explain hypotonia to him?

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u/TryingMyBest_2026 — 1 day ago