Danielle, I was just lurking here, but I had to respond to that last sentence.

My middle son has significant hearing loss and absolutely perfect balance! He rode a two-wheeler at 2; at 5, he could ride a unicycle. At 15, he's an expert skier, cyclist, and rock climber.

And he's that agile, even though he has large and small motor delays. He looks really gangly and clumsy -- he couldn't run until he was almost 7.

I've always hypothesized (without confirmation) that his frequent inner and middle ear problems (vestibular system) from infancy frequently disturbed his equilibrium. As a result, he learned to cope with or compensate for that feeling of being off balance by learning to keep his balance despite the equilibrium signals.

It's just a theory....

Auntie Jen
Mom to 3 teens <sigh>
Aunt to bbg triplets 10/30/03