I am writing to you on behalf of The Sedoo Initiative for Children with Special Needs (SECHILD) with great enthusiasm to present our proposal for potential projects aimed at supporting children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). We deeply admire your commitment to empowering individuals with disabilities and believe that our proposed initiatives align closely with […]
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“Finding Your Voice” by Stephen Ferrante
My name is Stephen Ferrante and I was born with Cerebral Palsy. When I was in the womb, the umbilical cord got wrapped around my neck. In the process of everything, I choked on fluid, and it filled my lungs. I was born into this beautiful world through an emergency C-section. The first 12 […]
My CP Journey As A Special Needs Student [Part One]
Bathing Babies…A Seagull That Prepared Me For Mainstreaming Into Public High School…Where I Was Taught By A Falcon Do you remember your preschool or kindergarten years as a child? Would you be able to recall specific days, moments with you and your friends playing on the playground, or specific interactions with teachers? Or, do those […]
“Mr. Persistent” By Peter Bowling Anderson
My name is Peter Bowling Anderson and I worked in Fort Worth, Texas for five years as a caregiver/tutor for a man with cerebral palsy named Richard Herrin. It was the best job I ever had, and I learned many valuable insights and lessons from Richard during our years together. I decided to write […]
Speech Study Recruiting Adults with Cerebral Palsy
Adults with cerebral palsy are often left out of the discussion of this condition that affects people from childhood through their entire lives. Now, researchers need adults living with cerebral palsy to contribute to an important project. The project is part of an effort to use voice recordings to train voice recognition technology. This technology […]
Risk of Cerebral Palsy in Children Born After Assisted Reproductive Technology Drops
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has helped many parents with fertility issues conceive and have children. ART is involved in nearly 8% of European births and more than 5% of children born in the U.S. Previous studies have proven that these children have a greater risk of developing cerebral palsy, but the risk is now declining. […]
