The Kids
Alina
Age: 16
Medical Condition: Mentally retarded
Limitations: Not able to sit on own, can't feed herself, unable to walk, can't bear any of her own weight, can't talk
Juan Daniel
Age: 19
Medical Condition: Severe autism
Limitations: can't communicate with words,unable to feed himself, unable to go to bathroom by himself
Mary Lu
Age: 21
Medical Condition: Mentally retarded, scoliosis
Limitations: speaks mumbled Spanish and uses nonverbal cues to communicate wants
Zoila
Age: 16
Medical Condition: Cerebral Palsy
Limitations: wheelchair bound, needs help of two people to mobilize, reduced sitting balance, requires full assistance eating
Luz clarita
Age: 7
Medical Condition: Developmental delay
Limitations: Never learned to crawl, can walk with walker or assistance, needs prompting of use of spoon for eating
Martin
Age: 15
Medical Condition:
Limitations:
Yudit
Age: 18
Medical Condition: Spina Bifida, mentally retarded, hypothyroidism, partially blind
Limitations: can sit up on her own for a while, no strength in legs for standing, unable to feed herself, massaging helps her relax and strengthens her muscles
Angel Gabrielle
Age: 9
Medical Condition: Mentally retarded, muscular atrophy, gray spots on eyes, cross eyed
Limitations: can't talk, completely dependent for daily living activities (eating, bathroom, mobilizing), unable to sit up on own, no control of limbs, no strength
Juan Maria
Age: 20
Medical Condition: Cerebral palsy, Muscular atrophy, Muscular hypotonia, Valgus
Limitations: unable to communicate, can't move without aid, severely turned in legs, clenched hands, aquiring yeast in hands, requires splint every other day
Maria Teresa
Age: 14
Medical Condition: Muscular hypotonia, muscular spasms, Microcephaly
Limitations: Not able to respond when spoken to, unable to feed or go to bathroom without assistance
Ruth
Age: 21
Medical Condition: Cerebral Palsy
Limitations: wheelchair bound, full assistance required for everything (2 people for lifting), able to move upper limbs only, can't feed herself
Karina
Age: 19
Medical Condition: Autism
Limitations: independently mobile with heels raised, increased tone in lower limbs, low attention span, likes to chew sleeves, puts in napkin and then in mouth, needs encouragement of use of cutlery
Lucho
Age: 15
Medical Condition: Autism
Limitations: independently mobile, requires close supervision, can be aggressive and disruptive of other children (biting, scratching), bangs head for attention, needs lots of attention and cuddles, takes food
Delia
Age: 17
Medical Condition: Kyphosis
Limitations: gait and posture affected by kyphosis
Matias
Age: 9
Medical Condition: Muscular weakness, rickets, convulsions, Pigeon chest
Limitations: Dependent on all daily living activities (eating, bathroom, mobilizing), unable to walk or feed himself
Nilda
Age: 19
Medical Condition: Mentally retarded, very aggressive
Limitations: No comprehension of Spanish, only moves 30 days a day, very stiff, hunched over and slow walking
Luis
Age:
Medical Condition: Hyperthyroidism, Autism
Limitations: Can't talk, ongoing wound on forehead from banging head against walls and poles, sticks finger in eye
Sonia
Age: 18
Medical Condition: Autism, possible brain tumor
Limitations: practices walking on patio, needs supervision with food to encourage use of spoon