Wheelchair Turns Boy With Cerebral Palsy Into Skate Park Superstar

Buzzfeed reports that when Tresa was pregnant with Atticus, she developed a complication called HELLP syndrome, which led her to an early birth at just 27 weeks. Due to the early delivery, Atticus weighed only 2 pounds and 3 ounces when he was born. He soon developed cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that limits muscle strength and coordination, and he needs a wheelchair to get around.

Despite Atticus’ love of singing Katy Petty songs on YouTube, the condition has made Atticus a boy of few words. So, he like to gets his thrills in another way.

“There has never been a roller coaster too fast or a swing too high for Atticus,” Jared told Today.com. “He can be a little daredevil when he wants to be.”

So, when the family caught wind of another rad dad who pushed his son in a wheelchair through a skate park, they “dropped everything and loaded up the car,” Jared told Today.com.

After Atticus’ first romp on the ramps in early January, he was hooked. The family has been visiting the skate park ever since. So much so, that Tresa told CBS that she has since gotten her son some skating gear, including a helmet, to keep him safe.

Good thing, too, because he had his first wipeout last Saturday.

Thankfully, it was just a fall and nothing serious.