Emma – Born August 2009, in Lausanne, Switzerland
Emma was born with Cerebral Palsy. When we first met Emma she was three, and hardly used her arms and legs. A few months later, she was able – for the first time – to crawl forward on her tummy and to roll over from her back to her tummy, and from the tummy to […]
Alicia – Born May 2007, in Lausanne, Switzerland – Sturge-Weber
Alicia was born with Sturge-Weber syndrome – which appears in the centralnervous system, a facial birthmark, and partial deafness. Alicia was hospitalised at a very young age, and underwent several surgical procedures.Because of her symptoms and prolonged stays in hospital, Alicia had various delays – development, motoric, communication, and language. After two intensive processes, at age […]
Giovanni – Born October 2010, in Milan, Italy – Wolf-Hirschhorn
Giovanni was born with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, which presented in Giovanni as extensive developmental and language delays. When we first met him at the age of 2 and a half, he didn’t crawl or walk, he only shuffled on his bottom, and spoke very few words. He ate only soft food, and in very small amounts. […]
Mila – Born July 2013 in Nyon, Switzerland – Cerebral Palsy
The story of Mila according to the parents: “Mila was born on 1 July 2013 after a so-called normal pregnancyand by vaginal delivery with epidural.At birth all seemed normal, except a lower head circumference of one centimeter the average. Her Apgar score was 9 1′ – 9 5′ – 10 10′. It was thus during […]
Lias – Born February 2011 in Dietlikon, Switzerland – Cerebral Palsy
Lias, a boy from Switzerland who’s almost 5, was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, epilepsy and low muscle tone.With the support of the KMSK association, the family started the First-Step therapeutic process in Switzerland and later came to Tel Aviv.Lias is now able to sit and hold himself, he is more present and responsive, and play functional games. The parents obtained information, tools, training, […]
Benedikt – Born June 2011 in Adliswil, Switzerland – Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.
Benedikt from Switzerland was born with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. When Benedikt was 2 years old, the family has started a therapy with First Step method. Since then – Beni continues to improve. With the support of AEMO association, the family arrived to their 4th therapeutic process in Tel Aviv, where we focused on the standing function, improving […]
Davide – Born November 2013 in Zurich, Switzerland – STXBP1 syndrome
Davide is a child of two and half, from Switzerland. Originally his family was from Italy. He was born after 42 weeks of pregnancy in a caesarean delivery. Right from the start, he suffered epilepsy attacks. A few months later he was diagnosed with a mutation of gene STXBP1 which is important for brain functions. […]
Matteo – Born May 2012 in Tuscany, Italy – STXBP1 genetic syndrome
Matteo Ferrandi was born in May 2012 in Italy, to a loving family, with two older sisters.Some days later, tests revealed that he had STXBP1 syndrome. In his first year, his parents said, “Matteo started having epileptic seizures – a phenomenon related to the genetic disorder. Doctors recommended medications, but although the seizures became fewer, […]
Margherita – Born November 2013 in Brescia, Italy – mutation of the KCNQ2 gene
Margherita from Italy was born with a genetic mutation of the KCNQ2 gene, and epilepsy.When we met Margherita at the age of two years, she didn’t like to stay on her belly, she was unable to sit by herself, didn’t crawl, and didn’t have much of motivation to move.After six months of therapy at First-Step, […]
Giorgia – Born September 2015, in Rimini, Italy – Wolf-Hirschhorn
Giorgia was born on September 2015 in Rimini – Italy Her developmental growth was slow than normal and at the age of 5 moths she was diagnosed with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome. Until the age of 9 months she hardly moved, she spent a long time on the trampoline, or on her parents hands. Twice a week […]