Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood causes episodes of paralysis, dystonia (painful muscle contractions), cognitive and developmental delays, and in up to half of afflicted children, true epileptic seizures.

Every “attack” can increase the risk of neurological damage leading to further delays, sometimes permanent. After an attack, some kids lose abilities they had already learned. This cruel disease can rob children of milestones they’ve already reached, sometimes for good. Nevertheless they bravely work again and again to relearn and rebuild what they can. Please help them stop the cycle and get a chance to win back their childhood.