Moving a Robot With The Mind?
17 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Curiosities, Special Needs, Video
Have you ever imagined to move a robotic hand or even a hole robot with your mind? I think some of the paralyzed or disabled people have. Well, dreams seem to come true!
“Two people who are virtually paralyzed from the neck down have learned to manipulate a robotic arm with just their thoughts, using it to reach out and grab objects. One of them, a woman, was able to retrieve a bottle containing coffee and drink it from a straw — the first time she had served herself since her stroke 15 years earlier, scientists reported on Wednesday.”
I am amazed! For the hole post click here!
Moms Of Kids With Special Needs ROCK
13 May 2012 Leave a Comment
Love that Max is one of my favorite blogs ever!
Few days before the writer - Max’s mom – wrote about reasons why mothers of kids with special needs should ROCK! 
“Because we aren’t just moms, wives, cooks, cleaners, chauffeurs, women who work. We are moms, wives, cooks, cleaners, chauffeurs, women who work, physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, teachers, researchers, nurses, coaches, and cheerleaders. Whew.”
She is an awesome lady who helps other mothers a lot dealing with similar issues. Just read the comments below the post!
“You make me cry – saying so much that I want to say but am not brave enough to say – yet. Thank you!”
Infographics about Cerebral Palsy
27 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Cerebral Palsy, Curiosities
I found a very interesting infographic about Cerebral Palsy and I thought I would share it with you hoping it provides useful information. It presents the common forms of CP in a nutshell and collects epidemiological data as well.
“The infographic below explains the different types of cerebral palsy,causes of cerebral palsy as well as warning signs and symptoms. The infographic also depicts what effect cerebral palsy could have on a child’s life.”
Please feel free to share it with your friends and affected families!
The “Russian” Kiri-kiri :)
26 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Conductive Education, Pető Institute, Video
Some new children – from Russia – came to the Peto Institute for 3 weeks with their parents to participate in Conductive Education. I am leading their group with a few other colleagues. We are responsible for the development of the children and also teaching the parents how to treat their own child. The children are 4-6 years old and all of them are so cute!
We thought to try to teach them one of the most popular songs of the Institute, the Kiri-kiri song hoping that they will like it. After a few days we realized that they are singing this song also in their free time and it was a really good motivations during the conductive programs, too.
They love this song!
New Device for Paraplegic Transportation
21 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Curiosities, Special Needs, Video
I like it! Do you?
“One of the main problems of any wheelchair is that, it can only be front-mounted. This is a problem because wherever a person is sitting, like a couch, bed, toilet seat or a chair, his front side is always free and his body is always resting on his back. For this reason paraplegic people have to lift their body with their arms and throw themselves onto their wheelchairs in order to transfer their body from a bed or a chair. This motion of throwing the body is difficult, dangerous, and almost impossible to do without assistance, especially for older and/or overweight people. On the other hand Tek Robotic Mobilization Device can be pulled easily by the user and the user can mount onto the device securely from its back. Mounting and dismounting the device can be done successfully in a much safer way since the user is doing so while in a seated position.”
See the video here!
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