Hypotonia in a 2 year old and other toddlers is also known as low muscle tone, which can manifest in many different ways.
When a 2 year old or other toddler has hypotonia, the 2 year old or other age toddler often appears "ragdoll like" or floppy when the toddler is held and the toddler will also have weak head control and arms and legs that also hang loosely.
Toddlers with hypotonia may also have difficulty in achieving developmental milestones such as crawling, sitting and walking on time.
Other signs and symptoms of hypotonia in toddlers are poor posture, decreased reflexes and difficulty in speaking or difficulty in feeding.
Toddlers with hypotonia often lack the normal muscle tone and tension that is seen in typically developing toddlers and children.
The lack of normal muscle tone and tension in toddlers with hypotonia is often noticeable when holding the toddler as they may not hold up their head well enough or have a tendency to slump or flop.
Developmental delays are also common in toddlers with hypotonia and it can include delays in crawling, delays in sitting, delays in walking and delays in other gross motor skills and they may also have difficulties with their fine motor skills such as grasping of objects.
Hypotonia in toddlers and children cal also affect their muscles that are involved in sucking, chewing and swallowing and it can lead to feeding difficulties and speech delays can also occur in toddlers and children with hypotonia due to the weakened oral muscles.
And maintaining of proper posture and balance can also be difficult and challenging for toddlers and children with hypotonia and it can lead to poor posture, clumsiness and slumping and reflexes, such as the knee jerk reflex may also be weaker or absent in children with hypotonia.