Method and apparatus to exercise developmentally delayed, physically and/or neurologically impaired persons

An exercise and crawling assistive and walker device that supports a person, and permits movements over a two dimensional area with up and down adjustments to develop vestibular balance and muscle control so that the person can learn to perform mobility activities, such as crawling, sitting upright, standing or walking, comprising:

• a support having a first plurality of fasteners;
• a size adjustable body suit having a second plurality of fasteners, an expansion seam and a size adjustment member, said second plurality of fasteners being strategically placed to assist the person assume various postural positions ranging from upright sitting or standing positions, to oblique or horizontal crawling quadruped positions, to facilitate the vertically upright, oblique or horizontal positions, and said size adjustment member comprising at least one adjustable, teeth-geared, incremental fastener clasp, having a base with teeth gears, a tongue member and a lockable lever such that said tongue member intersects said base and is attached to said lockable lever to close said seam;
• a plurality of flexible connector straps, each of said connector steps being connected between at least one of said first plurality of fasteners at a first end and at least one of said second plurality of fasteners at a second end, such that said flexible connector straps are positioned in spaced-apart relation to one another about said body suit when said body suit is suspended by said flexible connector straps thereby counteracting gravity to assist the person in attaining said sitting, standing, walking and crawling postural positions;
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• an adjustment member being provided to hold the person at a predetermined height from above, which height can be adjusted up or down to enable the person to move from a hand and knee weight bearing crawling position to a non-weight bearing, suspended position.