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Due to your help, Polina has completed her rehabilitation course!

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Polina Shulgina, a child under care of our Movement Up Charity Foundation, completed her rehabilitation course at the Adelie‑Penza Rehabilitation and Treatment Center (Penza).

We share Polina's progress from her mom: "Our rehabilitation course came to an end. It was very productive. Polina gained new skills: she said her first word, learned to point to herself and say 'I,' and express negation with 'no.' For us this is a huge step forward. We now have even more confidence that our daughter will succeed. I would like to express my huge gratitude to Movement Up Foundation and all the caring people, who helped raise funds for rehabilitation. Without you, it would have been impossible. Thank you once again from the bottom of my heart. Wishing the Foundation reliable partners and prosperity!"

Our Movement Up Charity Foundation expresses sincere gratitude to Tooba app and all the caring Tooba users for their help in raising funds for our child's rehabilitation.

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About the campaign

Polina has autism and delayed speech development. She needs to undergo a rehabilitation course so that she could learn to speak!

Polina was born on time and was absolutely healthy. She developed normally until the age of 18 months. But then there was an inexplicable regression: Polina lost her pointing gesture, stopped making eye contact and communicating. Examinations – EEG, MRI – showed no problems. And while doctors advised waiting, her parents didn’t sit idly by. They took Polina to sessions with specialists – a neuropsychologist, a speech therapist. At the age of 3 the girl was officially diagnosed with autism and received a disability.

Polina is now 6 years old. Sessions with specialists and rehabilitation courses yield results. The seemingly forever lost pointing gesture appeared. Polina started responding when she heard her name better understanding what was happening around her. Moreover, the girl began to voice animals and name colors. For now, it is only the first syllables, but for her family this is the greatest and most long‑awaited happiness. Finally, there is hope that their daughter will be able to speak.

So that Polina could learn to speak and communicate, she needs regular rehabilitation courses. Let’s all help Polina say her first real words!

Your contribution will also help partially pay the work of Movement Up Foundation administration staff.