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Cerebral Palsy |
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Description |
Cerebral Palsy is a disorder of movement and posture. It is due to damage to, or failure in, the areas of the brain which control movement. The effects vary from individual to individual; difficulties include awkwardness in walking, or of hand and arm movements, or speech. |
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Types |
Spastic Cerebral Palsy - stiffens muscles and decreases range of movement of joints. Athetoid Cerebral Palsy - frequent involuntary movements, speech hard to understand and hearing problems are common. Ataxic Cerebral Palsy - difficult to balance, poor spatial awareness.
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Useful National contacts |
Scope The Foundation for Conductive Education |
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Useful local contacts (Merseyside) |
Scope - Liverpool Early Years Centre |
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Our resources |
The library at Neurosupport has a range of reference resources on this condition and on a wide range of disability related issues. |
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