Cerebral palsy

Leicestershire & Rutland County FA have been supporting local grassroots football club, Wigston Foxes, to set up CP football sessions for children aged 5 - 11 years old. Wigston Foxes are a disability specific football club, who have been running PAN-Disability football sessions for a number of years. The club committee…

Hi all, I've joined the scope forum as I have started to notice changes as I get older and I'm hoping I may find some answers here. Quick bio: I'm turning 40 this year, married, we have been together 19 years and have two teenagers. I work full time in admin. I have right sided hemiplegia with ataxia and muscle stiffness,…

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HI all My Son has cerebral palsy he is only 16 months old..however I want to support him as much as possible and would love to get help from others in a similar situation or help other families. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or shall I create my own!! Thanks Dale

Boccia UK Are You Competitive? Thrive Under Pressure? Good At Strategy Games? A Creative problem Solver? To play boccia at international level, we are looking for people in BC1-4 classification. Athletes in these classifications are QUADRIPLEGIC, as a result of: Hypertonia Ataxia Athetosis Limb deficiency Impaired muscle…

The Royal College of Podiatry issued a policy document concerning Cerebral Palsy. In the July/August edition of The Podiatrist, there was a 3-page learning module about CP The RCPod publishes a new policy statement about the podiatric management of children and adults with Cerebral Palsy

This session will help you to understand how anxiety and stress affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviours We will explore how you can use strategies from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to begin to challenge negative thinking. This will help you to feel better equipped to tackle difficult situations or situations that…

Understanding and Addressing Behaviours of Concern This online session will help parents, carers and other adults to make sense of what a child, young person or adult’s behaviours mean and explore ways of reducing behaviours of concern. Focus will be placed on practical assessment and intervention tools that can be used in…

An brilliant new upper Middle Grade novel…Raz Beri by Matt Stephens Publication Date: 29th August 2024 9781915444615| £7.99 | Paperback | 10 years + available to order now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Raz-Beri-Matt-Stephens/dp/1915444616/ An inspiring story about football, fitting in and true friendship Billy has…

I interviewed Vicki last week. Here is her inspirational story. I’m Vicki, aged 48 from Oswestry, Shropshire and I was born with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. I’m a wheelchair user, but I can walk small distances with a custom-made walking frame. This has been possible through my own strength and determination and…

Hi fellow community members! I’m a PHD student researching the lack of choice for children’s clothing for those with disabilities. My little brother had CP and we had a nightmare buying right fitting clothes for him. Hoping to shine a light on the issues our community faces. Would you be so kind as to share your child’s…

I'm reaching out to anyone else who has experienced mental abuse in a council home because this has been my experience as well. I'm on disability, have a strong passion for music production that dates back almost 20 years, have no music equipment, and my grandmother doesn't seem to care about what I do. She also seems to…

Radio Cumbria A young radio DJ with cerebral palsy has given his first assembly at his old school, speaking to pupils about his journey and following his passion, whatever the obstacles. Harrison Holmes, 23, from Barrow-in-Furness realised his dream last year when he was invited to BBC Radio 2 to meet his hero, Michael…

My mates feeling down, Carers this morning seeing if he could put his top on in the commode chair, he was scared of fallin forward but he did it. They were happy but saying about needing to be independent when talk about moving and how is he gonna do toileting etc, and he's just in the pits emotionally. He's scared he wont…

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holidaycelebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate women's cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements. It is also a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against…

We need two more women to join the study. Can you help? RICH Study - The University of Nottingham RIghts and CHoices for women with cerebral palsy: A qualitative studyto understand what works in the provision of their maternity care Purpose of the study: 1. To find out about the reproductive choices and experiencesof women…

It was so good meeting everybody who could attend our first virtual chat! So good we're going to host another with our friends at CP Sport. If you would like to join us and say hi, Register Here If you have trouble registering for the Cafe, please email me at Richard.Luke@scope.org.uk We have now lowered the age range to…

Today I'm talking with Ally about her experiences living with CP and how she has found that diet has had a positive impact on her impairment. When not working as a Bursary Administrator, Ally is a member of Scope's CP Network. [Ally is standing wearing a floral blouse with a light brown skirt and blue shoes by the edge of…