Thomas Coronado of Jordan's Grab 'n Go in Dyersburg, TN
Jordan's Grab 'n Go is a mom-and-pop convenience store that specializes in GOOD FOOD FAST. Thomas Coronado the co-owner/manager is a big brother to Jordan, a young adult on the Autism spectrum. This family business serves up unique and tantalizing dishes however the diversity here extends beyond its creative menu as Jordan's evolves into an inclusive workplace for several individuals with special needs.
Mighty Miracles Foundation
Amanda Dickinson is a professor, writer, founder of the Mighty Miracles Foundation. This is a nonprofit that sends free care packages to current NICU families across the country.
Biography of Jerusha Mather
Jerusha Mather is a Ph.D. student in the Medical Sciences at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. Jerusha presents with athetoid cerebral palsy and this is the motivation for her research work.
Achilles International
What a treat to talk with Emily Glasser and discover the history of Achilles International. Achilles International has become a global organization whose mission is to transform the lives of people with disabilities through athletic programs and social connections.
A Kenyan Mom’s perspective of Raising her Son with Cerebral Palsy.
My name is Rose A. Angira from Kenya, a mother of a little boy Elly with cerebral palsy. Elly was born on 13th July 2016 and just like any other parent I expected to take home a bouncing baby boy, but things turned in another way.
Entrepreneur and Special Needs Mama!
Genesis A. Emery is a social entrepreneur, speaker, global philanthropist, and the host & producer of “Mamas Making Money Mondays.”
Todd Williams, DPT www.ptwithcp.com
Todd Williams, DPT describes his traveling physical therapy assignments, running the NYC Marathon with Achilles International, spasticity and chronic pain and so much more.
Go Baby Go!
Hannah Webster, DPT chats to us about her experience with the Go Baby Go program at the University of Central Florida. We delved into the origin of the program, the theory, the benefit, and Hannah provides a list of resources to direct parents investigating the program for their child.
Wesley J Page: The Perspective of an Occupational Therapist with Cerebral Palsy.
Wesley J Page is an Occupational Therapist with Cerebral Palsy and 17 years of pediatric experience at Shrine School in Memphis, TN.
NICOLE LUONGO: Author, Poet, and Disability Advocate.
Nicole Luongo is an author, disability advocate, and writer. She is well known in the cerebral palsy community for being an advocate for selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) surgery, which is a procedure she underwent as an adult.
Follow up to the Kid's Art Contest
Raising Kellan and Healing Horses, Inc cosponsored a community event and the top entries of the Kid’s Art Contest was announced May Day Weekend. This project took on a life of its own from the very beginning…
The Restorative Power of Nature.
Misha Davydov is an early childhood educator at "A New Leaf" Preschool in Nashville, Tennessee. Misha delivers 45 minutes of power packed conversation.
Exercise, Yoga and Relaxation
Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Maddison Balk of Let’s Yoga Perth, focus is on improving a child’s emotional regulation, motor development and social skills through adaptive yoga.
Mental Health
Rose Reif is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, located in Cary, NC. She provides invaluable strategies on how to mentally cope during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Value of a Positive Mindset
I said to my girlfriend that I would be so proud to have a child by the age of 40. I would be even more proud if it's a girl. So I had my child at the age of 40, and it was a girl.
Nevada Brew Works
Lauren Taylor shares her and husband Jason's vision for opening Nevada Brew Works. This artisan microbrewery creates a family styled space in Las Vegas, Nevada that benefits the special needs community.
Honoring our CP Warriors on National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day
Today is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day and we are joined by Drake Box, Levi Alvin and his mom Dana Kramer. We are going to chat about all things cerebral palsy. Drake and Levi are gonna talk about sports, what's going on currently during this pandemic in terms of therapy, school and life.
Kid's Art Contest
In this time of social distancing here is a creative Kid's Art Contest to keep us engaged. Mica Foster, DC is an amazing artist from Oregon who designed the color in project.
CoronaVirus and the Therapy Intensive.
We set off to St Louis on Sunday, March 15 amidst the breaking news of the CoronaVirus. This was the week of our therapy intensive at St Louis Children's Hospital.
Day 5: St Louis Children's Hospital Therapy Intensive
Welcome back guys, to our last update of Kellan's Intensive Therapy Week. We had a very good time. It was very different considering the circumstances across the nation(COVID-19), but besides that, we got to the hospital and Kellan did what he had to do every day and he got better each day. And me and Marsh, we learned new things each day, which is always a good thing.