This review explores how muscles adapt to various forms of exercise in children and adolescents with CP.
This powerful, practical book is meant to help children and adults have meaningful discussions about disability and ableism.
Supportive Standing Devices, also known as Standers, are frequently recommended equipment for individuals who are primarily wheelchair users. There are lots of different types of standers which can support a range of different physical and activity needs. Learn more about them here!
We got the diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy when Lelia was 18 months. I was really happy, as we didn’t know what was wrong with her before then. She had low tone. She couldn’t roll over. She couldn’t sit up. Of course she didn’t walk. The diagnosis gave it a name, something I could work with, and I became a kind of vigilante mother, determined to get the best care for my daughter.
As your child with CP is becoming a teenager, there are a couple of things you may want to think about.