Aiken, South Carolina, author Karen Bunney, has completed her first book children’s book, and it’s an inspiration for any child living with disabilities. The Aiken Standard reports that Bunney gets around in a wheelchair and throughout her life, has had numerous negative encounters with people, solely based upon her reliance on a wheelchair. She wrote […]
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Living with CP often involves focusing on ability, not ‘disability’
It is estimated that some 500,000 children and adults in the United States manifest one or more of the symptoms of cerebral palsy. Currently, about 8,000 babies and infants are diagnosed with the condition each year. In addition, some 1,200 – 1,500 preschool age children are recognized each year to have cerebral palsy. – Texas […]
Obesity during pregnancy linked to cerebral palsy risk
Women who are overweight while pregnant have an increased chance of having a baby with cerebral palsy, according to a new study that researched over a million babies during an almost-decade time span. According to Dr. Eduardo Villamor, professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, women who are overweight when pregnant are at […]