Super mom pushes son with Cerebral Palsy on skateboard rig to bring him joy

Photo Credit: SkateAnima / Instagram

Two guys from Brazil came up with a way to help children and adults with Cerebral Palsy and other disabilities to skateboard.

Porto Alegre, Brazil – Steven Pinto and Daniel Paniagua creators of the Studio Neuro have come up with a way to introduce fun to children and adults that have cerebral palsy and other disabilities. They developed a skateboard rig that helps children experience the joys of skateboarding.

The child gets strapped into the rig and is pushed around, given the same thrills and experience as an able-bodied child learning to skateboard.

The company went viral after a video of a mom pushing her son around a skate park was shared across the world. João Vicente, a 7-year-old boy with a head filled with dreams, has taken his cerebral palsy and pushed himself beyond his perceived limits. He is credited as a curious boy who is made up of half smile and half courage.

His mother, Lau, says he is a boy full of wills, desires, dreams. She says he has always dreamed of skateboarding and she did what she could to make it happen.

“For children who have cerebral palsy or any other kind of disability, having desires and dreams is not allowed. The world is always telling us no. We must not, we cannot, it will not work, there is no adaptation. We do not belong. For a long time, I tried to supply this dream of Joāo with other features, bike, walker, electric double skate with me – I do not recommend for people who, like me, are able to trip on their own feet. Nothing worked. Until I heard of SkateAnima, a project played by two amazing guys Daniel Paniagua and Stevan Pinto.

“These guys were restless thinking how absurd this structure makes children and young people not dream, no matter who they are. Both of them, a physiotherapist and a psychologist, love skateboarding, and they thought it was only fair that every child could have a chance to love too: freedom, seeing him in the face, adrenaline. they invented, built, found a way to do the impossible as possible, and since then have fulfilled the dreams of many people, including Joāo,”

Lau is a super mom and has done everything to give her son an enriched life despite his limits. She is so thankful that Daniel and Stevan created something so life-changing for her son.

Take a look at the heartwarming post below. Most of it has been translated and is quoted above.

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tá chovendo aqui em curitiba e vou me fazer de louca e postar esse #tbt atrasado de um outro dia chuvoso. meu filho tem 7 anos. é um menino cheio de vontades, desejos, sonhos. e um deles foi, por muito tempo, andar de skate. acontece que ele tem paralisia cerebral desde que sofreu um AVC, com 1 ano e 8 meses. e para as crianças que tem paralisia cerebral, ou qualquer outro tipo de deficiência, ter desejos e sonhos não é permitido. o mundo tá sempre nos dizendo que não. não devemos, não conseguimos, não vai dar certo, não tem adaptação. não pertencemos. por muito tempo tentei suprir esse sonho do joão com outros recursos, bike, andador, skate elétrico de dupla comigo – não recomendo para pessoas que, como eu, são capazes de tropeçar no próprio pé. nada adiantou. até que eu conheci o @skate_anima . um projeto tocado por dois caras incríveis @danielpaniagua_ e @stevan_pinto que não conseguiram ficar parados diante do sonho de uma outra jovem com paralisia cerebral. ela queria o mesmo que o joão: andar de skate. e esses caras ficaram inquietos pensando o quão absurdo essa estrutura que faz com que crianças e jovens não possam sonhar, não importa quem sejam. os dois, um fisioterapeuta e um psicólogo, amam skate, e acharam mais que justo que todas as crianças pudessem ter a chance de amar também: a liberdade, o vendo no rosto, a adrenalina. inventaram, construíram, acharam um jeito de fazer o impossível mais possível, e de lá pra cá realizaram os sonhos de muita gente, inclusive do joão. ontem o vídeo da primeira vez que o joão esteve com eles (vou colocar nos stories) foi parar em uma plataforma importante internacional de skate, e assim a gente vai transformando o que é normal, o que pertence, quem pertence, e o que é possível. e a auto-estima de um carinha que tá todo orgulhoso por aqui. obrigada @skate_anima por tanto, sempre. vocês merecem o mundo. @berrics thank you for taking my lion for a ride. nesse #tbt o dia que andamos na chuva mesmo. vídeo: @skate_anima

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