This review explores how muscles adapt to various forms of exercise in children and adolescents with CP.
It’s SMART to think about what you might want to discuss at your next doctor’s appointment. Here are some suggestions
We got the diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy when Lelia was 18 months. I was really happy, as we didn’t know what was wrong with her before then. She had low tone. She couldn’t roll over. She couldn’t sit up. Of course she didn’t walk. The diagnosis gave it a name, something I could work with, and I became a kind of vigilante mother, determined to get the best care for my daughter.
This fact sheet is a sexual and reproductive health guideline for providers treating young women with cerebral palsy.
The typical cognitive assessments that are used for children require them to be able to use their hands to point to pictures or hold puzzle pieces.
It’s SMART to think about what you might want to discuss at your next doctor’s appointment. Here are some suggestions
For a child with CP learning to move, the really important things to remember are that the child should always be active.
A speech language pathologist is someone who is trained in working with kids and adults. Everything from working with articulation errors and correcting things to what I do, which is working with people with profound physical impairments and getting them augmentative communication strategies.
