Girl with cerebral palsy develops cartoon about herself

The teen developed the cartoon because she felt there was a lack of awareness about the disability, which meant her fellow pupils felt uncomfortable approaching her and were too shy to ask questions.

"The absolute worst part of school is walking down the corridors between lessons and the unwanted attention I get from other kids," she says.

So she wrote down her life story, explaining the feelings of isolation and anxiety she deals with as part of her condition.

Then she enlisted the help of professional animators, a narrator and producer to bring her words to life in an easy-to-follow cartoon.

The video begins with the drama of Tegan's troublesome birth showing cartoon medics rushing about in a panicky state, struggling to keep her alive.

"I say that everyone is unique so therefore different in their own way. I am differently-abled. I am NOT disabled," the inventor concludes.

She survives and the animation explains how days later she was diagnosed with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which affects all four limbs and several muscle groups.

Since showing the video to classmates, Tegan has made friends with other students in her year at Colston Girls' School in Bristol.

Adapted from: http://bit.ly/2g1y4so

More info: http://teganrosa.wix.com/tegansstory

What about you, do you have any solutions? Please share them with the Patient Innovation community!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFNDSFWBYTM