Children with epilepsy who also have an intellectual disability ormental handicap (a term preferred over the older term, "mental retardation") or cerebral palsy present a wider range of problems than children who have uncomplicated epilepsy. Children with mental handicaps have below-average intellectual ability and are often impaired in their ability to understand, communicate, solve problems, and function in social settings Continue reading →

Seven-year old Ella Jarvis-Brand from Chichester has defied lockdown and cerebral palsy to keep progressing SUS-200809-115127001 Ella Jarvis-Brand, who lives with cerebral palsy, weighed just 650g when she was born at 24 weeks and her parents, Rachel and Emma, were faced with another challenge when lockdown stopped her weekly rehabilitation sessions at the specialist neuro rehab centre Neurokinex Kids near Gatwick. Ella, who first started at the centre in January 2019, needs specialist rehab to build and maintain her core and upper body strength and stepping therapy to encourage her to walk more and use her wheelchair less Continue reading →

Nearly 25 years ago, Christian Bagg was snowboarding in Canada's Banff National Park when he crashed and broke his back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down."I knew right when I hit the ground that that was it," Bagg, 45, told CNN. "I don't ever remembering having any moment where I thought I would walk again. Something in me just knew it was over."But nothing could stop the avid outdoorsman from finding his way back up a mountain.Decades after his accident, Bagg founded Bowhead Corp, a company that designs bikes for people with physical disabilities. Continue reading →

Siddharth Jayakumar was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was six days old. But instead of being cowed down by circumstances, he focused on building a life where he would accomplish every goal An accomplished author Continue reading →

Weve shifted what theyre interested in, qualified for, he said. Its picking up. As businesses continue to look for staff I think were going to be in a good position to help those folks Continue reading →

Della Barrett decided to create Gus Gets Going because of her dissatisfaction with picture books that seem to pity, rather than celebrate kids with disabilities. A Keremeos, B.C., mother who watched her son growing up with cerebral palsy haspublisheda book that celebrates and accepts childrenwith disabilities. Della Barrett, 64, said she was inspired to write Gus Gets Going after searching for kids' picture books that reflected her son Joshua'sexperience. Continue reading →

From artwork that is made with dryer lint to butter sculpture, experimentation seems to be the soul of revolutionary art. (Instagram @jamescookartwork) Art is perhaps one of the few activities where there are no rules. If you can think it, chances are, there is a way to make your imagination into reality. Continue reading →

Watching the race again, even for the umpteenth time in the past 20 years, still lifts hairs on the back of the neck, brings the lump to the throat. Funny thing that? Perhaps, but it had been a wondrous night, a night of nights. Continue reading →

With Unique Combination of Technologies, New GridPad Trilogy Delivers Faster Communication Speed and Less User Fatigue With Enhanced Flexibility, Durability and Longevity Control Bionics announces the newest addition to its AAC device line, the GridPad Trilogy communication solution. The new neuro-based voice output communication aid is intended to help people living with a range of conditions, including ALS, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Cerebral Palsy and Spinal Cord Injury, find their voice. Offering touch control, eye control, and NeuroNode 3.0 control within the same system, the GridPad Trilogy is a unique 3-in-1 AAC device that progresses and grows with clients and their abilities Continue reading →

THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Adults process language on one side of the brain, but kids use both hemispheres, a new study suggests Continue reading →