Social and Emotional Issues
Learning that a child has a disability is often difficult for the child and family. However, children with spina bifida can often lead relatively long and normal lives with the help of today’s technology. “About 90 percent of babies born with spina bifida now live to be adults, about 80 percent have normal intelligence and about 75 percent play sports and do other fun activities” (SBAA, 2012). Children with spina bifida can walk short distances with the help of a cane, brace or walker, and can be very