Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy

A Scot's mum has spoken of her joy after her garden was transformed into a hot tub haven for her son with cerebral palsy. Continue reading →

The pandemic hit the Central Arkansas Library's Six Bridges Book Festival, scheduled for last April, head on. Continue reading →

Wednesday, Oct. 7 is Canadian Beer Day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file) Canadian Beer Day, World Homeless Day and World Cerebral Palsy Day are all coming up this week Every day of the year there are unofficial (and often weird and entertaining) holidays celebrated by groups and individuals around the world. Continue reading →

This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Baltimore, MD -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/02/2020 -- The Gershon, Willoughby, & Getz, LLC team is currently scheduling appointments to discuss cases of cerebral palsy misdiagnosis in Baltimore, MD, and the surrounding area. Cerebral palsy can be a condition that can impact a person's quality of life from the time symptoms first develop before the age of five throughout their adult lives. Continue reading →

Buy Photo Brookfield mother Sarah Knowles has had to adjust to a new way of life to help with her disabled son Matthew as schools shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.(Photo: Evan Casey/Now News Group) On a normal school day, Brookfield resident Sarah Knowles would sendher son Matthew to classat about 9 a.m. Then, she'd spend hours doing the mundane chores for the day: cleaning the house, grocery shopping, walking the dog.She'd also have some time for herself Continue reading →

A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy from Liversedge is preparing to sharehis online experiences with the Government after trolls sent messages with the intention to cause a seizure. Zach Eagling, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, will be addressing members of the Governments Digital, Culture, Media and Sports department after he was targeted onlinevia his mothers account Continue reading →

If we count all the screens in our lives, it takes a hot minute. Some of them are touchscreens, some need a mouse or keyboard, but we are accustomed to all the input devices. Not everyone can use the various methods, like cerebral palsy patients who rely on eye-tracking hardware. Continue reading →

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) They call themselves the dream team, though this last 12 months or so have been a nightmare in some ways. First, Symenthia Shuman Allen, 53, found a lump in her left breast in early October 2019 Continue reading →

MY identical triplet brother Dominic and I have done a lot of work together over the years, whether its playing in a band together for 16 years or literally working for the same company when we were younger. As kids, we also worked together to launch a district-wide program in our hometown of Montgomery, N.Y., that aimed to educate people on, and bring awareness to, different disabilities Continue reading →

It was only after Neil Templeton had been fired from 25 jobs and fallen out with many friends and colleagues that he was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. By this time he was 36 - and he'd struggled up to that point to understand why he found social interactions so challenging. The diagnosis - indicating he is on the autistic spectrum - was both upsetting and a relief Continue reading →