Christy Brown's 'My Left Foot': An insider's insights into growing up with cerebral palsy.

The lessons Christy Brown generously shared 70 years ago should be heeded today. In the context of modern thinking and action regarding 'childhood disability', we need an approach to all we do that sees and respects children with 'disabilities' as whole people, that situates them in the context of family and community, that identifies and promotes their strengths and aspirations within both the health professional community and the community at large and enables them to 'become' and to 'belong'.