This is a long held goal I’ve been working towards – a family bike ride. Here Aidan and Carina are riding together (she flashes by at the beginning of the video). I’m not riding with them yet but maybe next summer.

The City requested people not go out for Halloween due to Covid-19. But thanks to the amazing staff where Aidan lives, he got dressed up anyway and they celebrated with an indoor party.

So a couple of years ago, Aidan moved into a group home, with amazing staff. They really go above and beyond and that was highlighted during the Covid crisis. Aidan’s home is just downstairs from us and we still see him every day. He’s still being homeschooled (comes home every school day) and stays overnight on weekends. Its been a great arrangement. A bit tough during Covid but things are good again and I sure hope there won’t be another lockdown.

Its hard to believe but Aidan will be 17 in a couple of days! He’s had some physical setbacks over the last couple years (broken tibia, uncontrolled seizures and growth spurt). But he still has his infectious smile and a “can-do” attitude. He loves a challenge and he definitely loves to move.

Aidan’s documentary video has reached over 700,000 views on Youtube! The film has inspired parents & professionals from around the world to come to the Spiral Movement Centre to learn about our cutting edge somatic techniques and how Adapted Spiral Praxis can help children with special needs & disabilities.

Very exciting!  He’s been doing this consistently for a few weeks.  He used to hold his left arm curled up against his chest.  This is brand-new.  I’ve never seen him lift the left arm past his shoulder.

Aidan had a bit of a setback last summer, he fractured his tibia.  It wasn’t a full fracture, he just a couple of small chips off the bone but its still called a fracture.  He couldn’t weight bear and at first, recovery was slow.  We went back to the pool and he immediately improved.   We have been going to the pool all winter with good results.  Here is a short video clip showing him jumping  up independently in the pool.

Still going strong.  Aidan’s video has just over 60,000 views now.

I can’t believe a year has gone by since I updated Aidan’s website.  It has been a very busy year for our family.  Carina started school last April and she is loving it.  In the summer of 2016, I also started school — studying to become a Spiral Praxis practitioner.  Spiral Praxis is a new paradigm in the field of somatics and its the therapy Aidan has been doing for the last few years.  Its a set of techniques designed to accelerate learning.  The techniques can be used on anything from yoga to climbing to learning music.  A really amazing tool set that can literally change lives.  Check it out.

Aidan’s documentary

Spiral Praxis -for special needs kids:

http://movementforkidswithspecialneeds.org/

For Adults:

https://spiralpraxis.org/

Aidan had a real blast sledding down this little hill.

https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=9mbKFfdXHfQ&video_referrer=watch

Well it finally snowed!  Hurray!

Aidan got to try out his new sled.  We tested it on a small hill where a bunch of kids were sledding.  Aidan had a blast!

We went to the Science Centre on the weekend.  They had a big tank of bubbles there.  Very fun!  Aidan loves the Science Centre.  Its big and very accessible.  They have the most wheelchair accessible washrooms I’ve seen anywhere.  He likes to drive his chair around and choose his own activities.  At the Science Centre, he can do so just like any other child.

In his therapy, Aidan is now walking 1/4 of a mile – with support.  They are walking him every session now to build his endurance.  Very exciting stuff.