title: Fostering Ambulation for a Preschool Child with Rett Syndrome: A Case Report.
abstract: Children with Rett Syndrome (RS) have neuromotor impairments that impact their mobility. Poor hand function among children with RS limits the selection of an assistive device for ambulation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this case report is to describe the process of selecting an assistive device for a child with RS to promote ambulation.
  
  
  METHODS
  This single subject case reports on a 5-year-old girl with RS at a suburban mid-western early childhood special education setting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The child in this case was able to walk the farthest distances with a metal toy shopping cart and then with an anterior facing four-wheeled walker.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcome suggests that physical therapists and health professionals caring for young children with RS consider using a metal toy shopping cart to establish and practice ambulation prior to selection of a longer term, adjustable anterior facing walker like the one in this case report.
authors.affiliation: a 1 School District of New Berlin , New Berlin, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schaefer-Campion
authors.affiliation: b 2 Marquette University College of Nursing , Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Norah L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010988:Play and Playthings; D015518:Rett Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D014853:Walkers; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Ambulation; Rett Syndrome; assistive device; physical therapy; preschool