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Sponsored by Scope November Bobath Adult Meet-Up Knee Pain!!.... with Raj Rajan
Many adults with cerebral palsy struggle with knee pain. In this adult meetup, Raj will discuss the most common reasons for knee pain, suggest activities to relieve it, and talk about other options for treatment. Bring your questions and look forward to seeing you! Join Senior Bobath Tutor and Physiotherapist Raj Rajan for…
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Does Season of Conception Affect Cerebral Palsy Risk in Children?
Article from Jessica Nye PhD via Neuro Advisor. The prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) is slightly higher among babies conceived during the winter and spring months than the summer months, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open. The most common neuromotor and physical disability, CP, affects 2 to 3…
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Children waiting years for cerebral palsy and autism treatment
Children are waiting years for autism and cerebral palsy treatments as NHS leaders accuse the government of ignoring warnings of a crisis in community care. The number of patients waiting for NHS community services hit more than one million in August and a new analysis has revealed one in five of those patients are…
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CP Potential's Free Halloween Creative Club
Our next Creative Club is open for booking! Book Now! October 28th Halloween Creative Club Spooky Fingers Plaster Casting Session 10.30 am -12.30 pm with Ryan McClelland. Children and their families use casting materials to explore mould making by making cast negatives of their hands/fingers or feet, creating positive…
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Calling parents/carers of children aged 0-10 with cerebral palsy
Scope's friends at ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY is committed to facilitating the development of models of best practice for children and young people with cerebral palsy and their families. We are pleased to be participating in work being driven by NHS England Children and Young People Transformation Unit through a Task and…
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CP, Fatigue and Brain Fog
Hello, I am just posting as I almost constantly experience fatigue and a lot of the time also feels really foggy like I can’t form thoughts or concentrate at all. I just wondered whether anyone else experiences this and whether it is a consequence of the overwhelming fatigue that might be part of post impairment syndrome?…
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Jacquie Rogers Interview: History meets Disability
Watch Jacquie Rogers' interview with Steph Yates, a young YouTuber with cerebral palsy, on her YouTube channel, the Buterfly Princess Show They will be chatting together live tomorrow at 2.00 pm BST, about Jacquie's writing and her Roman character young Nicomedes, who lives with cerebral palsy. It should be a fun…
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BBC Comedy Singles: Kirkmoore
Chloe, Jack and David are navigating life at Kirkmoore, a residential college for disabled students. Jack is girl-obsessed and determined to get a reluctant David, who just wants to knuckle down and finish his essay, on a night out. Meanwhile, Chloe is anxious that her online date goes well. As the evening unfolds in…
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Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in the U.S.A Adds Cerebral Palsy To Autism Tracking Effort
by Michelle Diament at Disability Scoop For the first time in over a decade, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention network that tracks the prevalence of autism is expanding to include another developmental disability. The agency said that five of its Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network sites…
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Exclusive Pineapple Dance Studios Event!
Let’s dance! The world-famous Pineapple Dance
Studios is hosting a very special event for UP, and legendary Pineapple founder
and CEO Debbie Moore OBE will be joining us for it. Dance can be inaccessible for
people with CP, which was the case for Leo. However, during Covid, Leo joined
Pineapple online and found somewhere…
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Upset by neighbours
Hi all, I live alone and have CP which affects my left side. I lost my Motability car in 2018 after losing my PIP appeal. I eventually got it back in 2021 (full care/mobility rates). After Covid I tried to get another Motability car but was told there was an 18 month waiting list due to the worldwide microchip shortage. My…
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Cerebral palsy and ableism: A peer-led research project
This research project supported by Cerebral Palsy Support Network (CPSN), Scope and Deakin University, seeks participants with lived experience of cerebral palsy in Australia and the U.K. Are you an adult with cerebral palsy? Have you experienced ableism? Ableism is a form of discrimination, like racism and sexism. It is…
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I've Realised It's Okay to be Different #WorldCPDay
“I spent a lot of years trying to identify myself as not being any different because I wanted to fit in.” This #WorldCPDay, Jorden shares how negative attitudes, and trying to get into work, led him to create his brand and music career. Jorden ‘Akes’ James is a 30-year-old independent musician with cerebral palsy from…
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Happy World CP Day 2023!
Happy World Cerebral Palsy Day! There are over 17 million people with cerebral palsy around the world, and every single one of those people is a reason to strive for change. So thank you for your support of World CP Day over the years. It has helped to raise awareness about the issues our community faces and to drive…
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Tea with Two Sugars Premiere
The Being Heard Music Group from Cerebral Palsy Midlands has produced a musical film called "A Tea with Two Sugars" with the help of Musical Director and tutor Richard Ganner and Craig Keogh. The film is a celebration of diversity & inclusion, and it tells the stories of the group members' unique experiences living with…
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OCTOBER NEWS FROM CEREBRAL PALSY MIDLANDS
OCTOBER NEWS FROM CEREBRAL PALSY MIDLANDS Will you wearing Green tomorrow to raise awareness for 'World CP Day'? Find our more World CP Day Speaker at CPM Friday 6th October 2023 1pm - Ruslan Vasyutin will be a guest speaker in the afternoon talking about the challenges he and his family faced having a daughter with CP and…
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Poems for World Cerebral Palsy Day
Poems for World Cerebral Palsy Day World cerebral palsy day is the day that we celebrate the great achievements and accomplishments our people with cerebral palsy have made. I commend all the work that people with cerebral palsy the wonderful work that are doing together. Our voices will be heard as one and remembering we…
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Gaming
Hi my partner has Cerebral Palsy down left side of body and is struggling to hold and use PS5 controller due to it being on bigger side. He can use his left hand to use left analog stick on controller but can’t play for long as hurts his hand. He’s tried a one handed ps5 controller from evil controllers but that didn’t…
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Going Green 2023 World CP Day
Friday 6th October is World CP Day. This year we have arranged for the following iconic/public buildings to be illuminated in Green to raise awareness of the 17 Million people in the world living with CP. We have really struggled to get places to support our campaign this year, despite having been working hard on it since…
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Ideas to inspire you this World CP Day
People with cerebral palsy are natural problem solvers. So we need your expertise. This World CP Day we are calling on the community to share ideas of a new product or service to improve the lives of people with cerebral palsy. Submit an idea A holographic communication device to help people with CP communicate with…
