http://www.cerebralpalsy.org Cerebral Palsy Resources Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:18:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Came across service- care giver for your child when you are travelling. Not a babysitter - but some one who will come with you on your trip and help all the members of your family enjoy the trip. This could mean taking a swim with your child while you build a ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/cerebral-palsy-recreation-and-physical-education/travel-services-for-kids-with-cerebral-palsy-and-special-needs/ #1 on the list- Blowing Bubbles! Yes, this is one of the most effective things you can to to develop muscles needed for speech. You use the same muscles to blow bubbles as you do to form sounds in speech. Here is cheap and easy bubble recipe : Bubble Recipe 1/2 cup of dish ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/cerebral-palsy-recreation/free-or-next-to-free-speech-therapy-for-children-with-cerebral-palsy-blow-bubbles/ Also featured on "Extreme Makeover Home Edition," this camp gets rave reviews from families with special needs kids. Camp Barnabas exists to offer childhood experiences to Nicky and many other children and young adults who have been robbed of them by disease or disability. For one week, these young people are ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/camps-and-activities/camp-barnabas-special-needs-camp-missouri/ As we get ready for kids going back to school, or sending our kids off to school for the first time, consider safety for a minute. Many parents use a special needs stroller such as the ones made by Convaid and use it on school bus. Please note-it is ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/cerebral-palsy-help-and-support/getting-ready-for-school-special-needs-strollers-and-safety/ Here is a simple and affordable Speech Therapy Tool Kit. It is a pretty simple, self-explanatory program although you can also use with the guidance of a speech therapist. This program is particularly good for addressing issues with articulation & breathing. From the TalkTools website: A motivational and fun therapy tool that serves ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/special-needs-equipment/speech-therapy-toys-and-tools/ The Pattison's Academy will be the first of its kind in the Charleston, South Carolina area to provide the support and choices that parents and special needs children want and deserve. Currently the organization runs very successful day camps during the summer months. Pattison's Academy will be a year-round school ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/cerebral-palsy-help-and-support/south-carolina-school-for-children-with-cerebral-palsy/ Sufferers of brain and spinal diseases could get a boost from a developing technology that could allow them to regain the ability to communicate with computers or wheelchairs, or to other people through a synthesized voice. Known as The Audeo, the new technology uses an electromyographic-type sensor to detect electrical signals ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/news/sensor-based-system-could-help-sufferers-cerebral-palsy/ I quite like this blog, Cerebral Palsy Baby. It is by a mom of two girls, Shannon. Shannon has had two preemie babies, one of whom has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. From her blog "Shannon lives near Seattle with her husband and two daughters. Darsie was born in 2004 at ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/cerebral-palsy-help-and-support/good-blog-by-mom-cerebral-palsy-baby/ Makaton is a popular program used with children with cerebral palsy that are having trouble with communication. The program starts the family off using pictures, symbols and sign language with the aim to have speech take over. From the Makaton Site: This might surprise you, as you would perhaps think that signing ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/special-needs-equipment/makaton-language-development-and-sign-language-for-children-with-cerebral-palsy/ Using a communication board will help children who are non-verbal or are having difficulty getting their wants and needs across to family, friends and caregivers. Particularly good are the products from Mayer-Johnson company based in California. They sell software that allows you to make your own personalized communications boards and communication aids ... http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/special-needs-equipment/nice-communication-boards-for-children-with-cerebral-palsy/