Six-Year-Old Defies Odds After Born With Less Than 2% of His Brain | Good Morning Britain

Noah Wall was diagnosed with spina bifida and hydrocephalus whilst in the womb and his parents decided not to terminate the pregnancy. Now aged six, Noah is defying doctor's odds as the 2% of his brain he was born with has grown to 80%.
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[@lechatbotte.]

Talking about it he learns his parents wanted him and fought for him. He knows he’s a miracle. What a fine young man

[@alexvillarama7713]

The kid is fascinated seeing himself on the TV screen ❤..he's so normal like any other kid his age. God bless him and his family.

[@IreneArcher-yt1kr]

Super With the Correct care and Medical Team ❤️🐣🐇😂🍀

[@poopsweats5043]

Legend says his brain is still growing to the point where he plans to take over the world

[@Hypnotically_Caucasian]

God bless him

[@keombebe6243]

Pinky here. I can confirm it. Every day he wants to do the same thing.

[@TheAcadianGuy]

They're Pinky and the Brain Yes, Pinky and the Brain One is a genius, the other's other insane.....

[@edonvarga8755]

as being born a baby that almost died, every story i hear that a child makes progress is very great to hear! always be positive!

[@peterlawrence6815]

He's a beautiful boy . I don't know how his brain could grow that much.

[@Kotifilosofi]

It's because we're talking about the brain right after the birth. Every baby's brain develops enormously during the first days, weeks, months, years. So many neural connections are being built when the baby learns new things about their environment. It's the same case here, the brain obviously got good activation with the help of the family, therapies etc., a demand for connections was created so the braincells grew them. The phenomenon is called neural plasticity.

[@deborahbarnes8377]

Its a sort muscle

[@paulp6405]

How? It's called GOD!

[@vegeta4693214]

@@paulp6405 Nope, it's called Science.

[@LeChevalierAnglais]

​@@vegeta4693214 silly athiest

[@JohnSmith-pw7ri]

He is very expressive here - like a 40 year old bloke trapped in a kid’s body

[@mindymorgan8479]

Right! He should have been allowed to say more. I know he can.

[@shirleywilliams5397]

They shouldn’t talk about termination in front of him.

[@mindymorgan8479]

This is True but also now he can be an advocate. And advocate of the same situation. I don't believe in abortion for anything except death of the infant or a implies not comparable with life like the baby didn't make lungs or kidneys which is not survivable.

[@leahtv7778]

Why not? He deserves to know

[@RiesenWuschel]

Children aren't fainting flowers. Giving them trust and truth goes a long way. The worst thing you can do is lie to a kid about something important. Because either they notice or they find out later and then you lost all credibility and they feel devalued.

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

@@mindymorgan8479 You don't believe in terminating a pregnancy to save the life of the mother?

[@Willingtohearyourside]

​@bowtoyoursensei554 I came to make the same comment. I have 2 friends who would have died if they didn't terminate. As a healthcare professional, I believe we should leave these decisions to the patient and their doctor.

[@jennyatherton3820]

What a strong little boy 💪 ❤

[@gremlin23_youtube]

how is he strong, its not like he chooses to live

[@alexcogan8752]

@@gremlin23_youtube because we said he's strong

[@gremlin23_youtube]

@@alexcogan8752 i would probably win in a fight

[@noneother3042]

He is a great spirited child and I hope he grows into his brain that gives him such positive life.

[@user-pk6ob9ec1v]

This kid is so cute. He is having a good time.

[@graceaxisa4213]

I think we are learning more and more about how the brain can, with specific training/exercises, rewire itself to compensate for functions that are underdeveloped or not performing correctly. What an incredible thing! I wish this little boy and his family the best. I really admire their determination, honesty and passion ❤

[@vell2994]

He is precious. Extraordinary. Unbelievable. Unique

[@becca2938]

He's so adorable! I want him to succeed! ❤

[@misezu]

What a energetic and bright young lad ! 🥰

[@kaeganthornhill3936]

To clarify, His head was full of a lot of fluid to the point only 2% of was his underdeveloped brain. Now He have around 35%+ of a full size brain.

[@umbertlambert2113]

No he has 80% of a brain size for his age! It is impossible for someone with 35% of brain size for his age respond to questions so cogently.

[@kaeganthornhill3936]

@@umbertlambert2113 It was stated he had less than 70 of his Brain left. And age young ages the Remaining Brain can learn to do 3 different skills needed to live and communicate. There a Man who have only 48% of his Brain and live a Normal life. And I stated this Boy have Over 35% left and still expanding as he grows. Just for now it's still compact.

[@mistiinseattle]

​@@kaeganthornhill3936I googled this and it said he had 80% of his brain at age 4.

[@bobzboo]

An amazing little boy.

[@nixonnate32]

God really blessed this family, and I pray he continues to do do. Kid's incredibly lucky to overcome the odds like that. 💙

[@alexcogan8752]

Pretty shocking to talk about that around the kid

[@AlvinFlang69420]

Maybe, but I think being open and honest about the situation without hiding anything to him is important.

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

I don't think he understands what they mean by termination.

[@drstew1]

So miracles do happen…🙏🏽

[@jazminqua77]

Because God is good

[@rwelland4890]

no

[@alexthedio]

Well he died

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

@@alexthedio He didn't die. He's alive and doing well.

[@marty0063]

He’s adorable. I love that little smile and wink he does!

[@cicada2022]

I'm so happy for him! What a cutie!!

[@alyssabullock6421]

They really just started talking about termination in front of Noah like that?? What an insensitive question to ask!

[@lisareitzel7501]

The child is having fun and not paying attention to the big adult talk. I would think his abilities have some limitations. He is a cutie pie though and appears happy.

[@bardnightingale]

He doesn't fully understand what they are saying. Plus, they are admitting that they chose to keep and love him no matter what!

[@jenniferneas6571]

Sweet lil guy. Hope! This is so hopeful!

[@veronicakashaka3299]

So happy for this child. Keep on fighting.

[@wendyberdan7830]

He’s a keeper! And sooo adorable!

[@lexibardy]

I can’t stop looking at that man’s wig

[@SoundGGirl]

That isn’t a wig, Richard’s always had great hair 😂 and he has never dyed this too!

[@vixenmmh]

Fascinating.❤

[@carolynjones6524]

Watched DIY SOS cried now look at him ,what a boy!!!!!!!

[@justinmemer1463]

kid was born with 2% of his brain but still speaks 20x better than me…

[@donnymad22]

God bless this Gentleman and his family amen 🙏

[@NPFfumbi]

This is incredible

[@maryhollingsworth2856]

Should you talk about this in front of the child

[@chrisjenkins203]

I felt the same way. How can these people mention “termination” To the parents, in front of Noah? It’s unreal, with how out of touch and inappropriate these interviewers were and behaved.

[@elsathorson830]

Yeah. I found that shocking too. And the look on his face made me think he understood more than they might think

[@alexcogan8752]

They treat him a bit like a pet during this I thought. Because it's pretty weird saying this when he kinda knows what they're saying

[@MS-gy7bk]

God blessed you guys …🙂

[@rosah.901]

Beautiful Noah

[@christiannielsen3863]

I once saw a program about a person with a brain disease that made the one half of the brain shrink to almost zero. Surgeons removed what was left of the half dead brain. They expected the person could not control half his body (because thats how the brain works) but the person woke up from surgery and the half brain that was well had taken over all functions on both sides of the body.

[@TheChef470]

Not only a miracle but he's quite a character. God bless......one day at a time. : )

[@LeChevalierAnglais]

No way is that just 2%... hes got a sense of humour

[@Thehoodiedoodies]

THis defies science. Wonderful.

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

He's amazing.

[@ookamim]

okay hes for sure the cutest kid ive seen lol

[@ameliea7350]

Neuroplasticity is amazing

[@umbertlambert2113]

Indeed

[@graceaxisa4213]

Yes!!! ❤

[@StonerKitchen]

I might be wrong but I think neuroplasticity is different from adding brain matter/volume.

[@SoundGGirl]

Isn’t he just a gorgeous cheeky chappy? ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️x

[@nickicouture7297]

Sweet boy.

[@natscat4752]

He is wonderful 😊❤

[@betaville72]

'Yep'.

[@debbiewatkis3985]

Does he speak more than "yep"?

[@betaville72]

yep

[@LeChevalierAnglais]

Yes he said something starting with J

[@Sugarfreereality]

I thought I was the only one noticing that

[@BalHatase]

best wishes to Noah

[@LoquaciousByNature]

My son was born at term. Then , within a few months of his birth, he developed a seizure disorder. It stopped, then the other side of his brain produced seizures. It stopped, and no further seizure activity as he grew and developed. As my son learned to walk, it became apparent, that he had an abnormal gait. They did a brain scan, and discovered that his cerebellum was just a fluid sac, the condition is called Dandy-Walker varient. Now, at this point, my son was 3 years old, and doctors were telling me all the things my son would never be able to do. They also diagnosed him with a combined form of ADHD, his being a high functioning form. I wasn't going to sit by and let my son not get better. I decided to test a theory I had. I thought a focal point would cause my son's brain to compensate for the deficits. I bought him a plug and play video game. My son's balance is perfect. He could run, roller skate, ice skate, etc. His hand/eye coordination is better than mine. My son is soon to be 22 years old. Im glad I didn't listen to doctors, because they were wrong in his case. Sometimes you have to listen to your gut, and even take cues from your child. My son needed to be given the best chance possible, and I was not going to give up.

[@r.fantom]

This was 5 years ago, did he grow to 100%?

[@gordonspond]

Wow.

[@gorilla5414]

I don’t think people understand the implications of this. It’s evident that there’s a soul.

[@BrettSerug-ff7do]

Can he beat any cuter. What a doll.

[@MelB868]

If he was born 11/11/2011 he is 12 and will be 13 his birthday

[@FunkyRaspberryRipple]

It just goes to show how little we know about the brain!

[@zm_headhunter]

Is he still recovering, i want to see an update on him

[@Skyebright1]

Sounds like it was all squashed up, his intelligence seems fine

[@lvxke]

He’s a very strong boy! (Also how is there basically 1 million views and 11 comments)

[@user-io8uh2ti9b]

يبدو أن ميزة التعليقات كانت مغلقة وتم فتحها مؤخرا

[@ladycharsw]

That is a miracle 😅❤🙏Thanks to God

[@rwelland4890]

The idea lthat your God caused this and then corrected his mistake is disgusting.

[@rainydays6675]

Why cant people appreciate the hard working doctors man

[@Charlie-bh3yk]

Nothing to do with a sky fairy, it’s science and medicine that have contributed towards his survival-If we go by your belief system, your sky daddy caused him to suffer the medical issues (after all, everything is a part of his “plan”, right?) I’m so glad I escaped the church and such deluded people!!

[@Z_inky]

@@rwelland4890 those are definitely words you said there buddy, especially on a youtube comment section. Sip that tea, fill your head with air, and continue living in denial of all other opinions, I'll drink my tea too.

[@rwelland4890]

@Z_inky so what am I in denial about? Enlighten me .

[@jessieeyy908]

Hes very lovely x

[@barbaragremaud3499]

Wonderful that Noah was born and is doing so well. He sure is cute!

[@carolinea9057]

This makes me think there’s lots of scientific or medical or pharmaceutical research that is being shared with a very select group of people. But maybe key points and significant details learned in school and knowledge typically passed around in the public domain is just too varied among people.

[@ChonkyCats]

I wonder if he's still doing okay now

[@ianimewhatif862]

I wish I could grow a brain too

[@ebonypegasus9864]

Am I the only one who thinks it's really awful that they are talking about this right in front of the boy? I wonder how he is feeling. We don't use the full extent of our brains so what he has, is likely being fully used for his survival

[@Radnick0024]

Makes you wonder, how much brain do you really need to function? Apparently bird-brained is no longer an insult, huh? Crows are birds yet are pretty smart. 🤔

[@ritalowery59]

Shows you DR’S DONT know everything like they think they do !

[@leannadavies7440]

❤

[@Sam-ho2qs]

Average Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Manchester United fans

[@random6033]

i'm pretty skeptical of that it was only 2%, also neuron growth slows down a lot after birth, the brain might have been squished together but i'm not sure

[@never_give_up90]

I think it was probably compressed into 2% was very small due to fluids around it. Brain can still grow after the child is born and even though it might never be at 100% of the size, our brains can adopt. People have been in accidents and lost parts of their brain and they still adopted and recovered. Human brains are amazing.

[@Kotifilosofi]

It's because we're talking about the brain right after the birth. Every baby's brain develops enormously during the first days, weeks, months, years. So many neural connections are being built when the baby learns new things about their environment. It's the same case here, the brain obviously got good activation with the help of the family, therapies etc., a demand for connections was created so the braincells grew them. The phenomenon is called neural plasticity.

[@dedlos]

​@@Kotifilosofi😊

[@tonywells6990]

Yes 2% volume squashed by fluid against the skull, but after most of the fluid was drained his brain expanded to about 50% volume and another scan at 2 years old revealed quite a normal looking, but small, brain with a lot of fluid still in the centre.

[@christheghostwriter]

Thanks so much for weighing in with your expert opinion

[@cece3j]

Only God can do these things!!!

[@carolynjones6524]

You are looking mate

[@reneesantiago6496]

They cut out the brain talk. So did he grow a brain or was it there scrunched up???????

[@Skyebright1]

Scrunched up I think, i don’t know about brains growing after birth

[@mrparkerdan]

i wish some of my co-workers would grow a brain 😒

[@leslielauger486]

Ted Talk...Dr Karen Pape. The boy that could not walk but could run.

[@jazminqua77]

What a testament to the power of God that Jesus heals!

[@ucarouen]

Amen!

[@peterlawrence6815]

God caused it in the first place so he does not deserve a thanks.

[@LeChevalierAnglais]

​@@peterlawrence6815that is... debatable

[@jsprunger6246]

@@LeChevalierAnglais God is the cause of everything

[@jsprunger6246]

@@LeChevalierAnglais Can you forgive god for being responsible ?

[@Flowerloveprincess5678]

Don't we only use 2 percent of our brsin

[@MusiicRoolz]

our brain has potential that we can't fathom, we definitely use most or all of our brain 😂

[@someone7554]

Inspiring ❤ thanks to modern medicine this boy will be able live a normal life as a Tory 🙏

[@user-hz8cb7sc1r]

Is the Noah Wall story an instance of recovery from anencephaly, or is that narrative false/misleading?

[@ritageorge2348]

Sorry I’m laughing here, here being Australia, but l became more interested in the weather report below the video, ( no disrespect to the little lad, I did watch it all, bless him) the weather which read….Birmingham 11c Bournemouth 11c Cardiff 11c Plymouth 11c and so on, all 11c. Wouldn’t it save the weather man time to say England is 11c today 😂. Your country is the size of Tasmania who get a 2c difference between east and west, that’s it. Australia however varies from 8c to 32c on the same day. Just a bit if trivia.

[@32slink]

Acording to Angelic numerals. His Birthday represents new experiences and new beginnings.

[@user-js7un9id5t]

Average Furry Protector/K.A.A.F. member :

[@Angela-kc5jl]

I love the thumbs up for the camera (:

[@CallMeAlbie]

This is a prime example of people nowadays only use 5% of their brain 🤣🤣

[@ruadhagainagaidheal9398]

He has good career prospects in the Metropolitan Police when he’s older.

[@mattd6200]

Poor kid is suffering from yepism disease.

[@patnewson6908]

He must be very uncomfortable with this conversation, as if he was not there & or not able to understand.

[@lindaross783]

Talking in front in him is creepy

[@multicici01]

It’s God he’s amazing and that woman for keeping him. Jesus is Lord ❤

[@LiLi-so1vl]

No offense but I'm sure a lot of people have met other humans w a full size brain that seems non existent, this child I am sure acts a lot more accordingly towards others.

[@rustyshackleford6035]

Born with only 2% of his Brain 🧠 and yet he's still smarter than Trump 😂

[@caveman540]

lol...yes and obviously by all accounts far more intelligent than the dense Joe Biden. 😂

[@torbreww]

If you are thinking of aborting your child, think of this family.

[@ramblinrose8]

This interviewer is ghastly and incredibly rude. What kid needs to hear his situation was a "problem" which them becomes internalized as "I am a problem." And then turns around and brings up abortion. He's inhuman. We humans don't want to claim him. And what's up with the parents. You're talking about your child like he's a thing. You barely include him as a Human and then have him answer ridiculously inane questions. People talk to him as if an oddity and he knows it. They're all just the worst. I know I'm not in a position to judge. But I can't take it back. Whew...the interviewers and parents made me nauseous.

[@paulp6405]

There would be no science without the God who invented it

[@lindsey.bananas]

This is what happens when people have kids when they're too old.

[@chrisjenkins203]

Stay in school or is it too late for that, Lindsey?

[@noobehnoober3178]

@@chrisjenkins203 She's right though

[@kurgans]

uncle was born to a 45 year old and is perfectly fine at 27 besides the hard-to-control anger issues he probably inherited from his dad anyway, stop fearmongering.

[@karkador]

@kurgans they didn't say that older people Only have kids like that. it's just more common. for example, im autistic. im pretty sure it's because my dad was already 40-somethin when i was born. ofc 40 and 45 arent really that old, so im not sure that either of our comments are relevant

[@kurgans]

@@karkador autism is rising in general, anyone born to anyone these days has a higher chance of a tism diagnosis. maybe it's the microplastics or the rapidly shifting social dynamics in the age of the internet. Nobody has one answer

[@kacklerot]

Sure has paid off. A kid that will never be able to be self sufficient. Hopefully Noah never becomes aware of his depressing situation.

[@Dismantled95]

Sweet little guy

[@LiberachiBB]

Jimmy neutron

[@speed5054]

no comments?

[@glorydragon2597]

seems so...?

[@Watergirl_83]

Shocking! Hate to say it but maybe the people who find this story may have a heart full if regret or even just confusion based on decisions they may have made based on Doctors recommendations 🤷🏼

[@johnathonmingle7937]

It’s obviously a glitch, the only comment is from a couple days ago

[@coscomosco4388]

​@@johnathonmingle7937Ya

[@NatrollJM]

its gmb; people don't tend to comment on news videos.

[@SamuraiCop]

Still smarter than Biden!

[@AgentLazarus]

Fake stories get old. He always had a brain.

[@Burd_which_isthe_BaldEagle]

And there still people who don't believe in God.???

[@caveman540]

what does that have to do with it?