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March 05,2018

March 25th is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day!

March 25th is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day! Senators Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) and Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) worked together to pass a resolution denoting March 25 as National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. Both senators stated that the day was designed to recognize what people with cerebral palsy

August 21,2012

Doctor Explains Frequency of Cerebral Palsy

According to a Connecticut physician, cerebral palsy affects approximately 3 out of every 1,000 children. Interviewed in the Norwich Bulletin, the doctor also gives information that may be useful for parents whose children have recently been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Signs of the Disorder Out o

July 23,2012

Couple with Cerebral Palsy Raises Their Child

A couple in Mississauga who both suffer with cerebral palsy are happily raising their own child. Initially, authorities responsible for child protection were not going to let the parents keep their own child, citing concerns about the parent’s ability to care for them. The Peel Children’

May 31,2012

Cerebral Palsy Doesn’t Always Mean the Same Things

Cerebral palsy can be wildly variable between one individual and the next. A diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy may not mean the same thing from one child to the next. The condition results from a brain injury and, depending upon the severity of that injury and the areas of the brain it affects, the condit

February 21,2012

Growing Up with Cerebral Palsy

Children who have cerebral palsy cannot always count on having a “normal” life in many regards. The first thing they always face as a challenge is mobility. Even if they have excellent mobility most of the time, many cerebral palsy sufferers suffer from debilitating muscle spasms from ti

December 28,2011

Why Cerebral Palsy Causes People to Suffer Socially

A lot of people get reflexively uncomfortable when they’re dealing with people with disabilities. If you just found out that your child has cerebral palsy, you and your child are going to deal with this a lot. It’s inevitable, so it’s best to learn some coping skills and, by learni

January 19,2012

3 Common Features of Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy includes a range of disorders that are all linked to a brain injury. This injury affects the part of the brain that allows for control of the muscles—and sometimes other areas, as well—and the resulting symptoms have some distinctive features. Some of them are common enough that p

December 20,2011

Common Issues that People with Cerebral Palsy Will Face

If you just found out that your child has cerebral palsy, you’re going to face some challenges. Your child will face even more. If you want to get an idea of what people with cerebral palsy sometimes have to deal with, it only takes looking around your hometown and seeing what it would look li

June 08,2011

Children with Cerebral Palsy Accomplish Their Goals

Children with cerebral palsy may have to overcome many obstacles to accomplish their goals. A few young ladies have figured out their goals, and accomplished them with determination and hard work. It is always inspiring to hear about goals being attained by children who face a more more challenges

August 04,2010

What Are the Challenges of Athetoid Cerebral Palsy?

Challenges of Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Athetoid cerebral palsy is one of several forms of cerebral palsy, and is caused by damage to the brain during pregnancy, labor, or due to an injury sustained in early childhood. Athetoid Cerebral Palsy occurs in approximately 10-20 percent of cerebral pal