--- title: Let's talk cerebral palsy on Child Neurology Day  description: October 29 marks the first annual Child Neurology Day, launched to raise awareness of those affected by neurological disorders in children. image: https://blog.congenica.com/hubfs/Child%20Neurology%20Day%2029%20October%202021.png --- - [Our Customers and Partners](http://www.congenica.com/our-customers) - [Our Product Portfolio](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-products) - **Inherited Diseases** - [Rare Disease](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-rare-disease) - [Inherited Cancer](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-inherited-cancer) - [Prenatal Health](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-prenatal) - [Carrier Screening](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-carrier-screening) - [Neurodevelopmental Disorders](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-neuro) - **Somatic Oncology** - [Solid Tumours](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-oncology) - **Pathogen** - [Pathogen Surveillance](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-pathogen-surveillance) - [Our Services](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-services) - [Clinical Interpretation Services](http://www.congenica.com/congenica-clinical-interpretation-services) - [Professional Services](http://www.congenica.com/professional-services) - [Customer Support](http://www.congenica.com/customer-support) - [Pharma Services](http://www.congenica.com/pharma-services) - Resources - [Publications](http://www.congenica.com/publications) - [Supporting materials](http://www.congenica.com/resources) - [News](https://blog.congenica.com/) - [Events and webinars](http://www.congenica.com/events-webinars) - [About us](http://www.congenica.com) - [Leadership Team](http://www.congenica.com/leadership) - [Quality](http://www.congenica.com/quality) - [Investors](http://www.congenica.com/investors) - [People and Vacancies](http://www.congenica.com/people) - [Contact us](http://www.congenica.com/contact) Login ##### Please select your location and reference genome: [America - GRCh37](https://us-37.congenica.com/) [America - GRCh38](https://us-38.congenica.com/) [Europe, Middle East, Africa - GRCh37](https://eu-37.congenica.com/) [Europe, Middle East, Africa - GRCh38](https://eu-38.congenica.com/) [Overview](https://blog.congenica.com) [Let's talk cerebral palsy on Child Neurology Day ](https://blog.congenica.com/child-neurology-day) ![Let's talk cerebral palsy on Child Neurology Day ](https://blog.congenica.com/hubfs/Child%20Neurology%20Day%2029%20October%202021.png) Blog Patient Advocacy cerebral palsy RareDiseases childneurology # Let's talk cerebral palsy on Child Neurology Day  10/29/2021    |    0 min read ## 29 October, 2021 marks the first annual Child Neurology Day, a day launched by the Child Neurology Foundation to raise awareness of those affected by neurological disorders in children.   [![Child_Neurology_image](https://blog.congenica.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Child_Neurology_image.png?width=1246&name=Child_Neurology_image.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1cYJ6l16t0) On 21 October, Dr Charles Steward, Patient Advocacy and Engagement Lead for Congenica, was guest speaker at a webinar run by the Child Neurology Foundation entitled: ‘Understanding spasticity and those it impacts’.   Charles along with fellow speaker Ann Tilton, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics and Section Chair of Child Neurology, Louisiana State Health Science Center, discussed cerebral palsy; its definition, causes, treatments available and importance.   Charles also talks about his life as a father of two children with neurological disorders and how genomics is beginning to uncover numerous genomic drivers behind cerebral palsy. [Find out how genomics is providing life-changing answers for neurological diseases.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1cYJ6l16t0)   [![HOW IS GENOMICS DRIVING LIFE-CHANGING ANSWERS?](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6863388/cd887696-e4a6-4d92-9417-9e5ab8084725.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6863388/cd887696-e4a6-4d92-9417-9e5ab8084725) ## Patient Advocacy and Engagement at Congenica A desire to improve the lives of people living with rare and inherited diseases is central to everything we do at Congenica, and our [patient advocacy and engagement initiative ](https://www.congenica.com/patients/)aims to ensure the patient voice is heard loud and clear inside the company. We also want to help patients navigate often confusing and disparate information by providing educational materials that are trustworthy and helpful. 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