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Child developmental services do a world of good for kids like Willow, but first they have to overcome long waitlists

When Amanda Hardstone's three-year-old son walked to the park with his therapist for the first time, the central Queensland mum cried.

"It was overwhelming for me. I couldn't believe that he picked it up so quickly," she said.

Willow Holbert was diagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsy, characterised by low muscle tone, in 2021.

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