Assessing a Child for Disabilities

Demand it. Say I want...they call it a Brazelton, say I want a Brazelton done on my baby. And I want to be there to witness it. So I think parents just have to take it on themselves. They'll probably run into hospitals that say, Oh we don't have that here. Well then get it. We have 20 sites around the world in other countries that are training other people to use it, it's exciting. It's particularly helpful with infants with disabilities. And I tell you the way that I recommend you use it with a child with a delay or with some disability. I would start off with the things the baby can do and let the mother see that you are treating this child as a person and then say, look how he looks in my face. But you know, we do have some things that you and I have got to work on. He doesn't use his legs properly or his arms are weak. We can work on that. And then give the parent hope and some idea of how to use early intervention. It's the most wonderful thing we've done in the last 20 to 30 years is introduce early intervention.

What do you mean by early intervention?

I mean having professionals who work with the baby and with the parents to understand these children's special needs specialty.