Hi, my name is lizz!
Options

lizz
Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
Hi to you all i wonder if anyone can help? my son is 10yrs now ,he was born at 24wks and has mild Diplegic Cerebral Palsy , vocal cord paralysis and is growing faster than i can keep weight on him due to rapid intestinal tract { food going throught v quickly!!}. He is now in year 5 at a speacial needs school and is progressing well but gets upset because he cant keep up with other able bodied boys ,he also gets very tired and is having a job to cope with a full day at school. Has anybody had any similiar experiances or any tips on explaining CP to a 10yr old {anything would be great am at a loss as where to go next} many thanks .
0
Categories
- All Categories
- 15.2K Start here and say hello!
- 7.2K Coffee lounge
- 87 Games den
- 1.7K People power
- 118 Announcements and information
- 24K Talk about life
- 5.7K Everyday life
- 373 Current affairs
- 2.4K Families and carers
- 863 Education and skills
- 1.9K Work
- 519 Money and bills
- 3.6K Housing and independent living
- 1K Transport and travel
- 879 Relationships
- 255 Sex and intimacy
- 1.5K Mental health and wellbeing
- 2.4K Talk about your impairment
- 863 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
- 920 Neurological impairments and pain
- 2.1K Cerebral Palsy Network
- 1.2K Autism and neurodiversity
- 39.1K Talk about your benefits
- 5.9K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 19.5K PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
- 8K Universal Credit (UC)
- 5.6K Benefits and income