Posted AT 8:58 AM EDT on 28/09/07
Stuck in childhood, forced out of pediatrics
Timmy Macdonald is a chubby-cheeked boy with a ready smile. He toddles around clumsily, wears a diaper and gobbles up his food greedily when his parents spoon-feed him.
Timmy has no words, but expresses himself with laughs, cries and a wide array of gestures. He loves TV, particularly watching the same movies over and over again.
In other words, the Sydney, N.S., boy is a typical kid.
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