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BIRD

The Old Coach House
Church Road
Eccleston
Chester
CH4 9HT

Tel (helpline): 0800 0286256
Tel: 01244 678629
Fax: 01244 538723
Web: www.b-i-r-d.org.uk

BIRD provides treatment to improve the quality of life for people with brain injuries of all types, and learning difficulties, irrespective of age or severity. BIRD is a registered national charity that has treated thousands of people from all over the UK for over 20 years.

BIRD treats people with conditions such as cerebral palsy, communication disorders, dyslexia, dyspraxia, epilepsy, ADHD, autism, and children who are failing at school for no apparent reason. BIRD also treats people who have had strokes or accidents which have caused trauma to the brain.

Checked: 1 Jun 2009

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