MD Case Study

Jonah Marlin was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy when he was 5 years old when his symptoms became more apparent. DMD is a hereditary disease caused by a defective protein making gene. This is the most common type of MD and occurs primarily is males. Because his parents knew  what to look for, his brother was diagnosed at age 2. Jonah is now 13 and lives with his parents. He is in a wheelchair all day and relies on his parents for all of his ADLs. Jonah has seen OT previously that gave him goals to help with ADLs and social interaction.