dr. sanjay gupta has her story in today s human factor . mom, you re not going to hit a disabled child, are you? reporter: comedian mesud has cerebral palsy that affects body movement leaving some confined to a wheelchair but not her. i learned how to walk because my dad taught me how by putting my feet on his feet and just walking and my parents also sent me to dancing school. i could hold on to the dance bar and that s how i learned to hold up my body to stand up. reporter: her parents also used other nontraditional methods like piano lessons. those piano classes, enabled me to type and tweet. reporter: she still dances and does yoga. before i started doing yoga the resting position of my arms was this. it was nearly impossible to flex them and to relax them and doing yoga has allowed me to have so