‘’Against All Odds I Can!’’/ ‘’And Yet I Can!’’/’’And still I Can!’’ is a practical guide written with the intention of helping parents, family members and therapists working with and caring for children with special needs. This collection of recommendations is the result of my teaching activities in Kyrgyzstan and Moldavia, where I trained specialists, parents of special needs children and other members of the community interested in the subject.
The guide provides specific instructions on how to work with children whose motor development is not as advanced as it should be and who need special assistance. The book presents explanations and specific therapeutic instructions to be used to stimulate and support the child's sensorimotor development. The book contains anatomical, neurological and pedagogical fundamentals that lead to a successful therapeutic approach. The key focus for all relationships with children is respect for the child; his dignity and the support of his neuromotor development.
Pictures complement the descriptions of the therapeutic techniques described for each individual motor developmental step. A special questionnaire guides the therapist in his observations and assessment of the child and supports him in planning the therapeutic process. Ten short basic rules facilitate communication and an empathetic interaction between the child and his parent or therapist. The book also describes how to deal with spasticity and ways to reduce it, for example positioning and correct handling of the child.
Development is learning and a process that builds on existing capabilities.
As well as my personal experiences gained from many years of work as a physical therapist the book also contains the principal thoughts of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais as well as the findings of modern brain research. This book should be accessible to everyone who looks after a child with special needs.
Christine Ingold
Physiotherapist / Feldenkrais-teacher
Basel, the 2nd of October 2020
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