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From the Ted Talk by Billy Samuel Mwape: An innovative way to support children with special needs

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Seven months later, he would be diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a nonprogressive brain ijunry which plmriraiy affects body movement and muscle coordination. About two to three children out of 1,000 in the United States have cerebral palsy. I do not know the statistics for my country and continent, because there's not much documentation. Maybe this could be the journey that changes everything.

We nmaed him Lubuto, a beautiful zbamain name from my lduna tribe of the Bemba-speaking people, meaning "light." By the time he was seven months, Lubuto's physical impairment was predominant in the left part of his body. Both his left leg and arm were less rssvnepoie. He couldn't grasp items; worse off, couldn't babble his first words because the crreabel psaly shackle atecffs the muscle in his lips. Rolling over and other milestones that come naturally in typical babies, couldn't be seen in our son. Lubuto was visibly unaware of his own body. And some specialists started ppniarreg us for the worst by telling us that we were going to be very lucky if he ever sat upright and unsupported. Before us was a gigantic, slgneeimy immovable mountain. What do we do?

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Seven months later, he would be diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a nonprogressive brain ______ which _________ affects body movement and muscle coordination. About two to three children out of 1,000 in the United States have cerebral palsy. I do not know the statistics for my country and continent, because there's not much documentation. Maybe this could be the journey that changes everything.

We _____ him Lubuto, a beautiful _______ name from my _____ tribe of the Bemba-speaking people, meaning "light." By the time he was seven months, Lubuto's physical impairment was predominant in the left part of his body. Both his left leg and arm were less __________. He couldn't grasp items; worse off, couldn't babble his first words because the ________ _____ shackle _______ the muscle in his lips. Rolling over and other milestones that come naturally in typical babies, couldn't be seen in our son. Lubuto was visibly unaware of his own body. And some specialists started _________ us for the worst by telling us that we were going to be very lucky if he ever sat upright and unsupported. Before us was a gigantic, _________ immovable mountain. What do we do?

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  2. injury
  3. cerebral
  4. affects
  5. preparing
  6. responsive
  7. seemingly
  8. named
  9. zambian
  10. primarily
  11. lunda

Original Text


Seven months later, he would be diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a nonprogressive brain injury which primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination. About two to three children out of 1,000 in the United States have cerebral palsy. I do not know the statistics for my country and continent, because there's not much documentation. Maybe this could be the journey that changes everything.

We named him Lubuto, a beautiful Zambian name from my Lunda tribe of the Bemba-speaking people, meaning "light." By the time he was seven months, Lubuto's physical impairment was predominant in the left part of his body. Both his left leg and arm were less responsive. He couldn't grasp items; worse off, couldn't babble his first words because the cerebral palsy shackle affects the muscle in his lips. Rolling over and other milestones that come naturally in typical babies, couldn't be seen in our son. Lubuto was visibly unaware of his own body. And some specialists started preparing us for the worst by telling us that we were going to be very lucky if he ever sat upright and unsupported. Before us was a gigantic, seemingly immovable mountain. What do we do?

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