As your child with CP is becoming a teenager, there are a couple of things you may want to think about.
Neuroplasticity is the ability that the brain has to form new connections between different cells or between different areas of the brain.
Exploration for an infant means discovering anything about that environment. If that infant needs an opportunity to be brought to them, that's okay. Let an infant explore through their senses, whether it's touch, or smell, or taste, or sight, or hearing.
My name is Nathalie Maitre, I work at Nationwide Children's Hospital. I'm a physician and a researcher
Diagnosing cerebral palsy (CP) at an early age is important for the long-term outcome of children and their families.