Cerebral palsy: NGO recommends threrapy for children

Cerebral palsy: NGO recommends therapy for children
By Ummul Idris
Therapy
Abuja, May 17, 2018 (NAN) Mrs Kawan Anjira, the President, Sedoo Initiative for Children with Special Needs (SECHILD), an NGO, has recommended special therapy for children with cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy is a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination (spastic paralysis) and other disabilities, typically caused by damage to the brain before or at birth of a child.
Anjira said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.
According to her, the therapy will promote a child’s ability to perform daily activities in a way that will enhance their quality of life and make it possible to enjoy life.
She said that cerebral palsy is the most common disability in children and the children need to be well supported.
She added that the challenge was a life time condition and it could only get better through therapy and constant training.
Anjira said that children with cerebral palsy benefit from therapy because it teaches a child how to develop and maintain a daily routine.
“What a child learns in therapy is put into practice in their daily activities.
“Therapy should be encouraged; it is very important because it teaches the child to do so many things on their own.
“A child can learn how to support his self by himself and can be less burden on the parents too.
“This foundation was founded specifically to provide succour to these children and parents including professional assistance, information on therapy and education with emphasis on children with cerebral palsy.
“When children are provided with adequate tools they need for their unique skills and ability, they can fully enhance their cognitive, social and emotional development,” she said.
Anjira said that providing early and continuous intervention to these children was a powerful tool that could enable them live a full and active life. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola