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, […]
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Ohio Meet Up
Join families of children who have hemiplegic cerebral palsy in Delaware, Ohio. Saturday, October 20, 2012 1:00 PM EDT Parents will talk. Kids will play. Maybe a pot luck lunch? More information on the Ohio meet up for families of […]
Kaidhyn has Hemiplegia and is Competing in the FSKA Karate World Championship
Seven year old Kaidhyn Stockdale will represent the city of Owensboro, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the United States of America at the 2012 Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA) World Karate Championships in Denver, Colorado this weekend. Kaidhyn is a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bimanual Training in Young Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association has teamed with the Center for Cerebral Palsy Research In Hand Motor Control, Teachers College Columbia University to recruit participants for a home bimanual training research study. Investigators at the Center for Cerebral Palsy […]
