What is CP?
According to the staffers a the Mayoclinic.com...
Cerebral Palsy is a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by injury or abnormal development in the immature brain, most often before birth.
Signs and symptoms appear during infancy or preschool years. In general, CP causes impaired movement associated with exaggerated reflexes or rigidity of the limbs and trunk, abnormal posture, involuntary movements, unsteadiness of walking, or some combination of these. The effect of CP on functional abilities varies greatly.
People with Cp often have other conditions related to developmental brain abnormalities, such as intellectual disabilities, vision and hearing problems or seizures. A broad spectrum of treatments may help minimize the effect of CP and improve a person's functional abilities.
Thanks ladies for this very informative blog! I found the myths very surprising. It's hard to believe that it was not that long ago that people believed this.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping in this Masters we would have a course on the different disabilities and some suggestions on how we can best support students with disabilities. I guess in someways we have with this course. I have never taught a student with Cerebral Palsy but will definitely refer back to this blog if I do. Please don't delete it after the class :)