I personally experienced this situation twenty one years ago when a consultant paediatrician calmly announced that my son would suffer severe ?info_id=62106" cerebral palsy for the rest of his life, before coolly ushering us out of his office. We travelled home and looked up the meaning of cerebral palsy in a medical dictionary! Now, you would use the internet, but should you have to? Why should you be treated in this way?

When one considers the devastation, which the deliverance...

Autism and Obsessions, or are they Passions?

Could what we, as parents, witness in our autistic children as obsessions, really be the indicator of passions and innate talents?

Could these passionate interests become an area of expertise for the autistic person who is now a child and soon to grow towards adulthood?

Should we discourage what appear to be obsessions by ‘training’ for reduced behaviours in these areas and hope to influence the child to become...

If you are designing a new home, enhance the value of your home with the hottest selling and the most energy efficient elevator, the Signet home elevator from ThyssenKrupp Access. The world’s leading manufacturer of residential elevators, ThyssenKrupp Access has launched the value added Signet home elevator to assist elderly and disabled individuals who have difficulty in climbing stairs. In the accessibility products industry, ThyssenKrupp Access has introduced this high quality...

Frozen shoulder is a painful condition that will catch a lot of us at some time or othe especially once we pass fifty.  Up to thirty percent of people will suffer a shoulder injury and a lot of those will suffer with frozen shoulder.

It is caused by damage to the shoulder which causes the capsule surrounding the shoulder to shrink causing pain and restricted movement.  It can start as the result of an injury or can sometimes be brought on by the side effect of...

Brasserie Blanc, the famous restaurant chain, is using two movemanSKG Prestige platform lifts at its branch in Cabot Circus, Bristol. Cabot Circus is a recently opened shopping development in Bristol city centre, which cost £500 million to develop. It incorporates shops, offices, restaurants, residential apartments and cinemas. As a public venue and service provider, Brasserie Blanc has responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).

At Cabot Circus,...

Hearing impaired phones offer a lot of advantages to those who can’t hear that well. If you take the time to figure out exactly what you need, and what these phones can offer, choosing the right one can be easier than ever. To help you make the right decision, here are some features of hearing impaired phones:

-Tone adjustment: many people have a tonal problem along with their hearing loss, which makes high-pitched or low-pitched sounds harder to hear. When you get a phone...

Stair liftsare great accessories for the physically handicapped, enabling them to climb stairways without much effort. As accessing different floors of the house or office is a basic requirement for most people, stairlifts are a must for the mobility impaired as well as the aged. In the olden days, physically disabled people used to get the help of caretakers for climbing stairways. The presence of caretakers constantly by one’s side might affect one’s privacy. Moreover,...

I'm often asked how youregister or certify your service dog, the answer is "You Don't". Companies that claim to register or certify your animal without training are simply taking advantage of the handicapped to make a dollar. In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect which gives handicapped persons with service animals legal protection to be accompanied by the animal in public places.

Understanding theADA

So lets first define what a service...

Hip replacement surgery recovery means that you've undergone hip replacement surgery, which should mean that you were identified by your physician as a good candidate for the procedure and that no other treatment options were working for you.

Your recovery probably means that you had a badly arthritic hip, the cartilage and bone of which was removed via surgery.  You were given an artificial replacement, sort of like a prosthetic leg, but, of course, it's your hip.

Social Relationships and Interaction

Many children who show mild signs of Autism do not make friends with other kids or even try to play with them. They are generally not afraid of strangers.  If children get separated from their parents and it doesn’t seem to bother them, they may be showing mild symptoms of autism.

Language and Verbal Communication

A 12 month old child should begin to make babbling noises, and should begin to talk by 16 months.  By...