Hi Everyone, This blog is dedicated to the power of adapted movement for kids with special needs and disabilities. What we hope to show in our blog posts is the love, hard work, and creativity that parents, caregivers and therapists have demonstrated to help their children improve bodymind [...]

Good Evening Pamela, My name is Hannah, I’m 35 years old and I have spastic quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy…I just thought I’d message to say how lovely Aidans documentary is… I can really identify with Aidans story. I too have been undertaking a very intensive course of physiotherapy. I have [...]

Stars Ministry is a non-profit organization located in the Kampala district in Uganda.  It's mission is to work with people with disabilities, especially children and their families, and is home to nearly 40 "stars."  Early in September 2020, Stars Ministry and the Spiral Movement Center engaged in a new [...]

Lucas is a Brazilian boy who is 5 years old.  Erika Caneiros, his mother, discovered early on that figuring out Lucas' needs would be very difficult.  Non-verbal and born with eye problems, it was often hard for Erika to know how to read his moods.  This was particularly frustrating [...]

I’m writing this blog a day after my application to attend a medical CP conference was denied. In that auditorium, I wanted to present the story of a young boy and his mother who would not accept the diagnoses of his doctors. Even though I won’t be able to [...]

One of our biggest aims here at SMC is to show that early intervention for children with severe disabilities can transform their learning trajectory. Many of the symptoms associated with cerebral palsy, genetic disorders, and other disabilities are often considered an integral part of these conditions. For example, spasticity and [...]