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does my 13 month old baby have cp
- By grainger · Posted November 23, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- my little boy is 13 months old was born at 33 wks he had a small bleed on the brain which left him with white matter damage. he has developmental delay with what we have been told possible cp. I am really ...
Giving Thanks
- By holland4me · Posted November 23, 2009
- Discussion in Building a support team · 0 replies
- Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I have so much to be thankful for and feel very blessed to share my special son with the world. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in ...
cerebral palsy
- By k_momcp2 · Posted November 22, 2009
- Discussion in Treatment and therapies · 1 reply
- my daughter is two years with mild cerbral palsy . she doesn't creep , bear weight her feet nor talk. I want some suggestion as to what i can do to help her condition to improve ...
New materials from UCP of Greater Birmingham's Early Intervention Conf.
- By UCPinfo · Posted November 20, 2009
- Discussion in Getting started · 0 replies
- MCWL Partner UCP of Greater Birmingham recently held their annual early intervention and preschoool conference. Several presenations are available for download at: http://www.ucpconference.org ...
Updated Flu Resources Related to Children with Special Needs
- By UCPinfo · Posted November 20, 2009
- Discussion in Getting started · 2 replies
- Here are great new resources on H1N1 for children and adults with disabilities from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Disability and the Centers for Disease Control. Persons with ...
New Content on the My Child Wihtout Limits Website. Check it out!
- By UCPinfo · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Getting started · 0 replies
- We have updated the Developmental Delay and Spina Bifida sections: http://www.mychildwithoutlimits.org/?pag e=developmental-delay http://www.mychildwithoutlimits.org/?pag e=spina-bifida ...
Hello
- By nettmanti · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Getting started · 3 replies
- Hi everyone. I am new here. My youngest daughter who is 3 has cerebral palsy. She was one of identical twins and when we lost her sister Chloe at 26 weeks the doctors never told us there would be a chance ...
Let him reach for the star
- By Terryw · Posted November 11, 2009
- Discussion in Getting started · 0 replies
- Darien was diagnosis with PVL (Periventricular Leukomlacia) or Cerebral Palsy, as it is commonly known. He is a busy little fellow. He is on the go five days a week attending physical, occupational, speech ...
major surgery?
- By Marinewife02 · Posted November 6, 2009
- Discussion in Treatment and therapies · 4 replies
- My 5 year old son was diagnosed at 7 months with Left Hemi Cp- his dr. has recently reccommended surgery and wants to do a heel cord lengthening- split posterior tendon transfer- as well as a tibial osteotomy ...
Adapted Gloves?
- By RandiS · Posted November 6, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- I came across these "adapted" gloves at a local shop and thought I would share. It's always a challenge to get gloves on my son with CP; his fingers just don't want to separate and cooperate! And mittens ...
The News
- By JJG1023 · Posted November 5, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- Jack has always been a little behind in his developmental milestones, and fussy to boot. But lately, around the time he turned 1, his fussiness really got bad. He was very, very needy and cried most of ...
Girl Scouts (Brownies)
- By screen · Posted October 30, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- I started my 8 and 9 yr old daughters in Brownies this week. The principal recommended it for my 9 yr old since she has cp and helps with social skills. It was a lot of fun and both girls had a great ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
Time to smile..
- By bzymomjh · Posted October 24, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- When I have really stressful days, I try to find times to smile. A whinny child that does not express herself, is so hard to take after awhile. I just pick her up and sit her on my lap and hold her. I ...
Acupuncture for CP
- By angelam · Posted October 22, 2009
- Discussion in Treatment and therapies · 0 replies
- Has anyone had any luck with Acupuncture for CP? I've been researching online and there are a few studies done that seem to show some good relief from tight muscle tone. There is even a Utube video of ...
AN IEP FOR MY SON...
- By sabcanton · Posted October 22, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- MY SON HAS TO HAVE AN IEP DONE AT HIS SCHOOL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO ASK OR WHAT TO SAY. HE HAS PROBLEMS STAYING FOCUSED AND SO ON. HE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ADD OR ANYTHING. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO ...
I have finally stopped crying...
- By Jaysinsmommy · Posted October 21, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- On Friday October 16th we had an appointment with my son Jaysin's psychologist for our final test results. There was no question in our minds that our son was somewhere onf the ASD scale it was just a ...
Looking for the best neurologist for hydrocephalus
- By screen · Posted October 21, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- My 9 yr old daughter has cp. She had hydrocephalus too. She never needed a shunt because the extra fluid drains ok but her venticles are enlarged and still have lots of fluid in them. She has no pressure ...
Diagnosis
- By AmyC · Posted October 20, 2009
- Discussion in Getting started · 0 replies
- This is great post to read. I have copied it from a blog located at http://www.disableddaughter.com/?p=808&c page=1#comment-350. It has links to some of the stuff references in this post. Diagnosis ...
Diagnosing CP...
- By Lovingourlife · Posted October 15, 2009
- Discussion in Advocacy for your child · 7 replies
- So, my son is almost 2 1/2, and doesn't have a confirmed diagnosis of CP. A year ago his neurologist said it's probably mild CP, and all of his therapists agree. He is globally delayed and has many sensory ...
