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What is Cerebral Palsy? | CDC - 0 views

  • Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture.
  • most common motor disability in childhood
  • Cerebral
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  • aving to do with the brain.
  • CP is caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the developing brain that affects a person’s ability to control his or her muscles.
  • means weakness or problems with using the muscles.
  • Palsy
  • symptoms of CP vary from person to person.
  • need to use special equipment to be able to walk, or might not be able to walk at all and might need lifelong care.
  • pastic CP affects about 80% of people
  • severe
  • might walk a little awkwardly, but might not need any special help.
  • symptoms can change over a person’s lifetime.
  • intellectual disability; seizures; problems with vision, hearing, or speech; changes in the spine (such as scoliosis); or joint problems (such as contractures).
  • Stiff muscles (spasticity)
  • Uncontrollable movements (dyskinesia)
  • Poor balance and coordination (ataxia)
  • mild CP,
  • Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in childhood. Cerebral means having to do with the brain. Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscles.
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      Definition of Cerebral palsy (CP)
  • The symptoms of CP vary from person to person. A person with severe CP might need to use special equipment to be able to walk, or might not be able to walk at all and might need lifelong care. A person with mild CP, on the other hand, might walk a little awkwardly, but might not need any special help.
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      Symptoms of CP
  • Types of Cerebral Palsy
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      Types of CP
drewevanaho

What is Cerebral Palsy? | CDC - 0 views

  • Doctors classify CP according to the main type of movement disorder involved. Depending on which areas of the brain are affected, one or more of the following movement disorders can occur:
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      Classification of CP
nikkilh

Voices of CPS - LIVES IN THE BALANCE - 0 views

  • VOICES OF CHANGE
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      Testimonials implementing the CPS model
drewevanaho

Facts About Developmental Disabilities | CDC - 0 views

  • Skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye-bye” are called developmental milestones. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, behave, and move (for example, crawling and walking).
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      Milestones for people with DD
  • Developmental disabilities begin anytime during the developmental period and usually last throughout a person’s lifetime. Most developmental disabilities begin before a baby is born, but some can happen after birth because of injury, infection, or other factors.
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      Causes and risk factors for DD
  • Developmental disabilities occur among all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. Recent estimates in the United States show that about one in six, or about 17%, of children aged 3 through 17 years have one or more developmental disabilities, such as: ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, intellectual disability, learning disability, vision impairment, and other developmental delays.2
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      Affected of DD
chlohawk

Critical Pedagogy | K12 Academics - 0 views

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    What are some situations you could see yourself using Critical Pedagogy in your own classroom?
jkolodji

About Us | Cerebral Palsy Guidance - 0 views

  • Cerebral Palsy Guidance was created to provide answers and assistance to parents of children with cerebral palsy. Our goal is to reach as many members of the cerebral palsy community as possible, building up a network of support, as well as providing necessary assistance.
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    Guidance and information. resources, financial assistance
jkolodji

Cerebral palsy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture. It's caused by damage that occurs to the immature, developing brain, most often before birth.
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    Mayo Clinic info
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