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Potty Training Hope and a Thank You from the Mom of a Stroke Survivor
This is why we do what we do – helping kids with hemiplegia. I would just like to thank you all for this website! My daughter suffered from a stroke, due to heart problems, over a year ago, and she […]
Hemiplegia Awareness, Pediatric Stroke Awareness, and Cerebral Palsy Awareness Shirts – Order by November 2nd
You asked for them – Hemiplegia Awareness Shirts, Pediatric Stroke Awareness Shirts, Cerebral Palsy Awareness Shirts, and Kandu Shirts – and CHASA is going to deliver! Shirt orders closed on November 2, 2012. Shirts will begin shipping in one month. […]
Monkey Science – Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
There’s a book that was suggested to me while I was in the NICU, right after Henry was born. About six months later, I finally got up the courage to read “The Brain that Changes Itself” by Dr. Norman Doidge, […]
A Sister and a Brother and Disability – Film by Jennifer Siegel
As the parent of a child who has a disability, I don’t know that words can describe the feelings that overwhelmed me as I watched this beautiful film created by Jennifer Siegel. Jennifer produced this short film for the Cinema […]
Behavior and Hemiplegia – 7 year old has tantrums at night
I have a seven year old daughter with right sided hemiplegia. She also has tantrums at night when stressed and I have a question about this. Her behavior is really getting to me and all the professionals say it’s normal […]
Illinois Pediatric Stroke Survivors We Love You 5K
Gina and J. J. Schwan of Glen Ellyn, Illinois are dedicated supporters of CHASA’s mission to better the lives of our youngest stroke survivors – babies and children who have experienced a stroke before, during, or after they’re born. Gina […]
Jude Paints Kandu during Occupational Therapy
Kandu, the CHASA Mascot, was sighted at Jude’s house this weekend. Jude is nine years old and has hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to a stroke at age five. Jude works really hard in occupational therapy and that’s where he was […]
Ask the Hand Specialist – Two year old with hemiplegic cerebral palsy is resisting constraint therapy
My 2 1/2 year old daughter has left side hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to a stroke. Since five months old, we have been doing some form of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). Over the past six months, my daughter has […]
Can an Adult with Hemiplegia Since Childhood Benefit from Weight Training?
My son’s hand, arm, leg, and foot are smaller on his affected side than on the other side of his body. What causes this? He had a stroke just before he was born and we’ve taken him to physical and […]
When That Feeling Hits
A blog came across my Facebook feed this morning, forwarded by the local natural baby product store in our area. It’s totally appropriate for them to post it, as the blog was one mother’s story of the trauma of an […]
Holly Escapes from Her Constraint Therapy Cast
My daughter, Holly, is a sweet 5-year old girl with a number of diagnoses – Left-Sided Hemiplegia, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, PDD-NOS, Developmental Delays, Behavior and Sensory Issues. One day each month, we go to St. Louis Children’s Hospital for all […]
Pediatric Stroke Awareness Heroes – Senator Blumenthal and Patch’s Family
When Patch was 9 months old, his parents discovered that he’d had a stroke before he was born. Patch was just a baby and he needed therapy to help him learn many of the essential developmental milestones like eating, rolling […]
Back to School – Musical Instruments for Kids with Hemiplegia
Kids and music – they just go together and our kids with hemiplegia can find many ways to enjoy playing a musical instrument. It’s extremely important for children with hemiplegia or with any disability to find an area where they […]
Baby Steps: Infant with Hemiplegia after Strokes Tackles Walking
By Joy Roberts At 28 weeks of pregnancy, my baby girl, Lily (nicknamed Lily Pad) had several strokes in the linings of her brain called Intraventricular Hemorrhages (IVH). Approximately five blood clots resulted because of the bleeding which resulted in loss of […]
Parents of a Baby or Child Who Has Had a Stroke – Research Opportunity
The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association is partnering with Kenda Grover, Ed. D., a faculty member in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, to assist her in recruiting participants for a research study. Dr. […]