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https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.8/c/8

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/data.html#references

http://www.cerebralpalsysource.com/education-and-patients/

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Doesn’t “get better” over time

though symptoms may change over time

Those with CP can be functioning and independent with appropriate interventions and treatments

Each year the number of college students with CP increases!

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Special education services

Part C of IDEA: Early Intervention (birth through 36 months)

Can start before CP diagnosis is made but child has to have an IFSP

IFSP must include:

Child’s present level of development

Family strengths and needs

The specific services to be provided

Plan of transition to public school

Depending on needs the child can have:

Family training

Counseling

Home visits

Physical therapy

Occupational therapy

Speech therapy

Hearing loss services

Health, nutrition, social work and assistance with service coordination

Transportation

Assistive teach

Part B of IDEA states that school aged children (3-21 y/o) who qualify can get: to qualify you have to have an IEP in place

Physical therapy

Occupational therapy

Speech therapy

Supplementary aids

Adaptive equipment

Special communication systems

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No cure!

Early intervention

Medicines

Surgery

Braces

Physical therapy

Occupational therapy

Speech therapy

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*the type of CP depends on the body part affected

4 types:
1.     Spastic Cerebral Palsy: most common, 80% of people with CP

increased muscle tone so their muscles are stiff and their movements may be awkward

Spastic diplgia/diparesis: mainly in legs, may cause difficulty walking because tight hip and leg muscles cause their legs to pull together so they turn inward and cross at the knees (called scissoring)

Spastic hemiplegia/hemiparesis: affects only one side of a persons body, usually the arm is more affected by the leg

Spastic quadriplegia/quadriparesis: most severe form of spastic CP. Affects all four limbs, the trunk and the face. People with this form usually can’t walk and often have other developmental disabilities

2.     Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy: trouble control movements in arms, hands, feet and legs which makes it hard to walk and sit. The tounge and face sometimes are affected and can cause difficulty in sucking, swallowing and talking. Someone with this form has muscle tone that can change (too tight, too loose) from day to day and even within the day

3.     Ataxic Cerebral Palsy: problems with balance and coordination. May have an unsteady walk, have a hard time with quick movements or controlled movements (ex: writing). May have trouble controlling hands and arms when reaching.

4.     Mixed Cerebral Palsy: people have symptoms of more than one type of CP. The most common mix is spastic-dyskinetic CP.

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-       CP is the most common motor disability in childhood

-       About 1 in 323 children has been identified with CP according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.

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A group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture.

Caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the developing brain that affects a person’s ability to control their muscles

The brain damage that leads to CP can happen before birth, during birth, within a month of birth or during the first years of a child’s life

Cerebral: having to do with the brain

Palsy: weakness or trouble using the muscles