By Andrea Sojuel | Health Care Coordinator
This year, Adisa is working with 10 girls and 11 boys in the Santiago Atitlán region. In the majority of these cases, Mo'os works with children to improve their socialization and allow the to share in a group dynamic. In this report, we'd like to share the stoy of Pedro and his mother to show the impact that animal therapy can have for these children.
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Pedro’s mother is a very brave woman. When she was just 15 years old, gave birth to Pedro and despite her young age, she decided that she would always care for and support her baby.
A few months after birth and a couple medical exams later, the doctors determined that Pedro suffered from cerebral palsy due to the long and difficult birth. This condition makes it difficult for him to control his movements and his mouth. He began to work with Adisa in speech and phyiscal therapy. Slowly but surely, he made progress, and when he gained the ability to crawl and later stand-up on his own, he didn’t want to continue therapy at ADISA. He was a very active child, and wanted to play and goof-off like any other kid his age.
Adisa’s animal therapy program is the perfect solution for kids such as Pedro. Working with Mo’os in animal therapy calms him down and allows him to concentrate on his therapies. Each session feels more like play then work! Today, Pedro is very close to be able to walk on his own and his mother is very proud of him. While he works at Adisa, his mother attends school and has now graduated primary education.
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