What tp buy a child with cerebral palsy

[Matamata]

I have a grandson who is 7 years old and has cerebral palsy. Any ideas what to buy as a Christmas present for him

[boobesque]

My 8 year old has CP and pressies are a nightmare lol, this year we are getting him some switches he uses at school - they can be used for communication (my son cannot speak) or attached to toys and the switch activates the toy when pushed.

Hope that is of some help, although it depends on the severity of your grandsons CP

[VillageVicar]

Hey Matamata! Is your son using a wheelchair? I ask this as for my friend with MS, when I took her to New York, I bought a series of lights to adorn her wheelchair. I bought fairy lights to adorn the back of her chair at night, but I also bought some strip lighting that fit to her chair. Those I got in the states. I had never seen them here.

For our child in Moldova with CP, I've recently bought him some spelling aids. It's a large board, with spinning blocks that he can easily touch (or hit) and make the words spin around. It was designed to meet needs for children who have motor-reflex challenges.

By far, the lights were a blazing success!

Be well

Fr Bill

[annie0000]

Depends on how much control he has with his hands, but what about a kidtough (kid tuff?)camera? These are made by fisher price and are very simple to use and he would maybe enjoy seeing the image that he has taken. They are also really robust and virtually unbreakable.