When a child has cerebral palsy, there are many ways friends and family can help
How can you help? When a child has cerebral palsy, there are many ways friends and family can help. Here are just a few of them: Caring for a child with cerebral palsy can be very tiring for parents. If you can, offer to give parents some time off by helping out in some way. If you are babysitting, make sure parents tell you the child’s usual bedtime routine and try to keep to it. Offer as much friendship and support as you can. Many parents of children with cerebral palsy feel “cut off” at a time when they may need friends and family...
read moreMy thoughts on CRPD meeting – by Ifham
The Maldives signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in October 2007. Mr. Simon Walker, Human Rights Officer from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, was here in the Maldives last week to meet with relevant people in the government, NGOs, persons with disabilities, and parents of persons with disabilities and to explain what the convention was really about. So what does it mean for persons with disabilities in the Maldives? I attended two meetings, one targeting government workers in...
read moreHas your child been diagnosed with…
Has your child has been diagnosed with: autism attention deficit disorder down syndrome cerebral palsy developmental delays dyslexia a vision or hearing impairment a traumatic brain injury a speech impairment mental health concerns or perhaps you don”t have a diagnosis, but you suspect autism, ADHD or some other kind of learning issue exists The world is not always kind to kids who don”t fit the “typical” mold (or to their families)…..do these sound familiar? neighbours have been avoiding you strangers stare...
read moreEmpowerment session targeting persons with disability and or parents:
Date: 19 April 2008 Venue: Youth Centre, Henveiru, Male
read moreParent Participation Improving services for the disabled children parts 1 & 2
Parents of children with special needs and young people care passionately about the services they receive. Parents have strong views on the services they get; whether govt. offices are working together and most of all whether the needs of their child are truly being met. All services are now expected to consult with parents and involve them in planning and development. But the concept of...
read moreHow to influence local politics
Very often you wish you could change the way things are without becoming a politician. One of the disadvantages of becoming a politician is that you become a target for the news media. Perfection is expected of politicians. However, as a private citizen, you are given much more leeway by the press. Here are a number of ways you, as a private citizen, can influence local politics.
read moreKeeping your child’s records
Getting the help we need for our children can be a very daunting task. One of the most powerful tools for facilitating this as we work with professionals is a record book which contains, in an organized way, essential information about your child. Fran Rice, a noted child advocate in the United States, believes parents are in a unique position to create one of these "books" to provide an organized record of information about their child....
read moreParent advice for therapists and case managers
First, last and always, operate with empathy (this was mentioned by dozens of respondents); Practice ‘walking in the shoes’ of the family or the individual; get to know what their day-to-day reality is like...
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