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Every time we move, our brain has to plan what it wants our body to do and make sure we do it in the right order. A stroke can affect your ability to do this, making it difficult to move parts of your body in the way you want to. This is called apraxia.

Stroke can affect a child’s mobility, coordination and dexterity. For some children the effects can last a long time, and they may affect development in younger children.

Cognitive problems can sometimes be hard to spot, because they can appear at different ages and stages of development. Understanding a child’s unique challenges is the first step towards finding solutions and strategies that work for you all.

This page explains why you may have problems with memory or thinking after a stroke, why these problems happen and how they can be treated.

A stroke survivor who says his life has been turned upside down is backing a campaign to raise awareness of the impact of having a stroke at a young age. 

This page explains why many people have communication problems after a stroke, what kinds of problems they may have and how speech and language therapy can help.