Pediatric Stroke Streak – Sidewalk + Chalk

Get Your Streak on for Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month… It starts in May! Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month Idea #1 Write some facts about pediatric stroke on a sidewalk. It’s fast, easy, cheap, and you can reach a lot of people […]

A Major Part of Our Village – Raising a Child With Special Needs

We’ve all heard that it takes a village to raise a child. When you are raising a child with special needs, that expression becomes a complete reality. My husband and I both work full-time and have very fulfilling careers, so […]

Pediatric Stroke Survivor has the Heart of a Champion

This was not what we expected. I had a perfectly healthy 7 month old who just happened to have a cold and was teething at the same time. This caused dehydration and then he suffered a stroke. We were fortunate […]

CHASA Family Retreat

Join families of children with hemiplegia from around the world for the 11th annual CHASA Family Retreat, held in Arlington, Texas. New this year – a special two-day pre-retreat event for families of teens and adults who’ve had hemiplegia since […]

Evan’s Story

In September 2010, our second son was born after a troublesome pregnancy and c-section delivery. The medical staff had a rather difficult time getting Evan to respond at birth, noting that the lower half of his body was blue, which […]

Central Illinois Support Group

Emily Bernotas and Megan Duckett have been busy setting up meetings and play dates for families of children with hemiplegia in central Illinois. Join the CHASA Central Illinois Facebook group for more information.

Bimanual Training Study in Children with Hemiplegia

A randomized control trial of bimanual training in children with hemiplegia is seeking participants. The protocols have been developed at Columbia University to be child friendly and draw upon their experience since 1997 with constraint-induced movement therapy in children with […]

Pittsburgh Support Group Meeting

Join Pittsburgh area families of children with hemiplegia for some fun at the mall. Sunday, January 8, 2012 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm The Mall at Robinson 100 Robinson Centre Drive Pittsburgh, PA  15205 A note from Stacie: We would […]