Examples of Individualized Education Programs for students with a diagnosis of hemiplegia, hemiplegic cerebral palsy, or hemiparesis and related disabilities. IEP and psychological report for Preschool student, age 2, with hemiplegia IEP for Pre-Kindergarten student, almost 3 years old, with […]
Archives for September 2013
Research Opportunity – Children with Hemiplegia and Stroke ages 5 to 17
The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA) is assisting the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in recruiting participants for a clinical research trial for children with hemiplegia due to stroke. Part of CHASA’s mission is to assist pediatric stroke researchers […]
Pediatric Stroke – Dad’s Perspective
My wife gave birth to our son in an emergency c-section after she didn’t feel the baby moving the last day. We were right at the due date so he was full term. The doctors kept him in the NICU […]
Lunch Trays, Milk Cartons, and Kindergarten: One handed
I have a year before my son, who has left hemiplegia, starts all day kindergarten, and I’ve recently been having an anxiety attack about him having to carry a lunch tray, open a carton of milk, cut up his own […]
Hemiplegia, Hemiparesis, Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy – What’s the difference?
“What is the difference between hemiplegia, hemiparesis, and hemiplegic cerebral palsy?” This is a question commonly asked by parents of kids after they hear it from a doctor or therapist or read it in an educational assessment, insurance claim, or […]
Apps for Children with Hemiplegia
If you have an iPhone or iPad you may find the following list of Facebook pages or groups helpful. Aileen Kavanagh-Kaiteris created this lists and says that she finds useful apps from the posts, comments, giveaways, app parties, etc., found […]
