Helping bibic children with neurological and genetic conditions. © bibic. Photographers time generously donated by Yeo Valley.
The Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation provided a grant of £20,000 in 2007/08 for the provision of a physiotherapist and a valuable contribution to core costs.
British Institute for Brain Injured Children (bibic) is a national charity offering practical support to families caring for children with conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, traumatic/ acquired brain injury and specific learning difficulties such as ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia.
bibic is unique, in that we train parents and carers to use a therapeutic approach at home. We also support them while they are doing it, spending time answering their questions and improving their awareness about their child’s condition. This means parents no longer feel powerless to help. But most important of all, it means children receive effective help every day – reinforcing their learning and development. We use proven best practice from medical, educational and social fields to design a tailor-made therapy programme for each child. Therapies combine sensory stimulation, physiotherapy, communication and behaviour strategies, learning exercises, and nutrition. We do not promise miracles, but thousands of children continue to achieve remarkable progress from the therapies we recommend and teach.
The physiotherapist assesses every child who comes to bibic’s National Assessment Centre. Because many of these families have never had the opportunity to see a physiotherapist, for them the provision of this service is of huge benefit and enables them to learn new exercises to help improve movement, balance, posture and sleeping positions of their children. These exercises are also able to help strengthen muscles and treat some respiratory conditions.
Visit the British Institute for Brain Injured Children website.