One can just imagine the plight of a parent whose child is affected by a disability, either mental or physical. There are many disabilities and birth defects that can affect the children of today. We can take for example autism. With autism come a number of development disability problems like routines or repetitive behavior, which include repeating words and actions over again, obsessively following routines or schedules for their actions or having specific way of arranging their belongings. Autistic children also have a problem of social interaction with other people both physical like touching and holding hands and verbal like having a conversation. They have a difficulty in communicating both verbally and non verbally.

 

Another psychological disorder that can unfortunately affect the children of today are: attention deficit disorder or ADD which is related to the mood of a child and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD. Children suffering from ADHD find it difficult to do their homework or any assigned task and even in holding a conversation. They have a tendency to take part in risky activities and are 2 to 4 times more prone to accidental injuries as children or adults without ADD. Keeping a child with ADD safe can be a rather difficult task.

 

Cerebral Palsy is another condition that can affect a child. This is a condition that causes weakness and lack of muscle control. Cerebral palsy is of three types Athetoid cerebral palsy affects the ability to control muscles, leading to involuntary and uncontrolled movements in the affected muscles. Spastic cerebral palsy is characterized by tense, contracted muscles. Ataxic cerebral palsy affects the sense of balance and depth perception. Children who suffer from ataxic cerebral palsy can be described as being very shaky and unsteady. With early and ongoing treatment, the disabilities associated with cerebral palsy can be reduced. Children with cerebral palsy are usually able to be independent, with or without assistance. With support and treatment many children with cerebral palsy can live healthy, happy lives. Even then most parents will still worry about the well being of their children.

 

For such children there has been created a GPS or global positioning system, which is a small device that can easily locate a person. This small yet efficient GPS tracking device is, all set to revolutionize personal safety. This device has the ability to locate a person 24/7, 365 days of the year. You only have to place the device onto your child’s being and then you can track your child’s where about at any given time. This device has been designed to give parents with disabled children ample peace of mind. To aid parents caring for disabled children the GPS device has come up with an innovative new design, that can help your child in case of an emergency. The child wearing the device can press down two buttons on either side of the device; the light will turn from green to red. This will prompt the GPS personal locator to establish the location and send the coordinates to the customer response center as an alert. Immediately the customer response advisor will be notified, who will access the database to find the emergency contacts to be contacted and will make the telephone calls to those named contacts in order to resolve the emergency situation. If necessary they will contact the relevant local authorities. Another feature of the device is the GPS tracking system as one can locate the whereabouts of their child at any given time and in case of emergency one can also contact the customer response center to take charge of the situation. This GPS tracking device can be a real relief for parents caring for their disabled children

 

Adapted from www.buddi.co.uk

Adapted from http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/