Anyone been to the Peto Institute?

Hi @Alemoco I can't answer your question, I'm afraid (though somebody, I'm sure, will be able to help) but I just wanted to say hello and welcome you to the community. My last 'encounter' with anything to do with the Peto Institute was a very, very long time ago, so I'm not familiar with their current work.

Hi @Alemoco

Good evening & welcome !!!

Sorry but I don’t know much about it.

I would be very happy in having a good look on the internet if that would help???

I worked with a child many years ago who went to the petro institute.  He had . It didn't help him to walk but it did help him to use his muscle spasms  to help him get dressed , if that makes sense . Everyone is different . 

Hi My Daughter in Law is Hungarian she trained at the Peto Institute in Budapest and works in the UK with others who trained there too delivering conductive education to babies and children with cerebral palsy and  I have seen the amazing results that they achieve.The Rainbow centre where she works is based in Fareham Hampshire and I know that there are also centres in Liverpool and Birmingham too and probably elsewhere The Rainbow Centre has a Facebook page that you can access to make contact for help and advice I hope this helps you and your family 

I visited The Peto Institute several years ago now when I was studying child development. I have mild spastic hemiplegia myself, so I was looking forward to seeing what their work was all about. What I witnessed wasn't anything like I was expecting, and I ended up asking if I could excuse myself and left early.

One room had children sat on the floor having to put their socks on. Some children struggled so much to do that. However, as soon as they managed, they were taken off straight away and they had to start again. Another room had children strapped onto wooden chairs, with backs that looked like rungs of a ladder and being at a 90° angle to the seat. One young child in particular was spasming badly and this meant that their spasms were really painful against the rigid chair and they were obviously in distress, but hey-ho, they were sat on a chair! Another room had other disabled children with visual difficulties sat at tables looking through balloons. Not sure what that was really doing. There were no children in wheelchairs, but as we walked down a corridor, one child literally dragged themselves towards us on crutches. Our guide said that the child was doing "exceptionally well" and they were hoping to have them using sticks soon. So much emphasis on walking, but at what cost to a child's wellbeing (and energy)?

Whether it's different now but when I visited Budapest, it was not a city set up for people with mobility issues back then, so there was a need to be able to get around, but it wasn't what I was expecting, and to be honest I found it extremely distressing. Considering I'd walked into the college with inquisitiveness wondering how I would have faired myself if I had had the opportunity to have conductive therapy as a child. I left grateful that I hadn't.