DESCRIPTION: National Center on Deaf-Blindness. Paul's Story: Movement and Play. Paul jumping and dancing on a small round trampoline while holding the handrail. ANGELICA: Careful! DESCRIPTION: Stepping off. ANGELICA: Paul didn't walk until he was about-- four years old? PAUL (FATHER): About four years old. And he used to use a walker. And he eventually stopped using the walker. Surprised us. Walk? DESCRIPTION: Outside, Paul tapping the fabric top of a wagon. Dad showing Paul the sign for "walk." Paul taking dad's hand and skipping down the sidewalk. ANGELICA: CHARGE syndrome kids, they have balance issues. Before he started walking, I really thought that he was not going to be able to walk. But once he started walking, it's like nonstop. PAUL (FATHER): [chuckles] ANGELICA: He has this certain kind of walk. Like, he skips. He's always doing that, everywhere he goes, eh? PAUL (FATHER): Yeah. DESCRIPTION: Paul and dad walking slowly, Paul begins skipping. PAUL (FATHER): Say we go outside. There's things that he won't do. If there's a brick, bricks on the ground, he will not cross the bricks. I guess the texture. That's when he needs our hand. He'll guide us and tell us what to do. ANGELICA: Yeah, if it's a different surface, he's really careful. Or if he is not familiar with the area, he will walk holding whatever is close by. But once he's familiar with the environment, he doesn't need our help. PAUL (FATHER): He's running. ANGELICA: He runs. He loves being chased. He used to get overwhelmed around people, but not as much anymore. He loves being around other little kids. Even though sometimes he's still afraid that somebody is going to push him or-- but he's really careful. He'll find something close by to hold. PAUL (FATHER): I'm a car guy. I have these old car seats that I built as swings in the backyard for him. We'll go out there at therapy time and they utilize the swing. ANGELICA: Well, even with no therapy, we still go. PAUL (FATHER): Yeah, yeah. Especially like after work or something, just me and him time. I'll take him out there. DESCRIPTION: Dad lifting Paul onto a wide swing made from a car bench seat, swinging back and forth. PAUL (FATHER): Swing. DESCRIPTION: Dad signing word for "swing." ANGELICA: So we take him to the park. He loves the swing. But now he's maneuvering the park. He's able to go on the slide, and it's pretty much every day. If we don't go to the park, we do wagon rides around the neighborhood. Want to go in the wagon? DESCRIPTION: Choosing photo of wagon. ANGELICA: All right! Come on! Here comes the wagon! DESCRIPTION: Paul clapping while dad pushes out a red wagon with a fabric roof for shade. Dad pulling Paul in wagon. Sitting quietly against the grey seat back, looking as he rides down the sidewalk in a Captain America hooded sweatshirt. PAUL (FATHER): Paul does enjoy going to amusement parks. ANGELICA: We don't go often, but when we do, he loves the carousel rides, the-- PAUL (FATHER): Oh yeah, Disneyland, yeah. He really enjoyed the carousel, yeah. ANGELICA: The carousel. The mini roller coaster for kids, he loves that thing. He loves it. PAUL (FATHER): Anything with farm animals, animals, he loves. ANGELICA: My family, they rent a place close by. They got horses, and sometimes we put him on. You know, he goes on the horse. And even the little pony-- lately he hasn't, but the regular horse, he loves just to ride the horse. DESCRIPTION: Photo of Paul wearing sunglasses standing outside a fence near a large dark brown horse.