| Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term used to describe a | | | | process of a child with cerebral palsy. There are also |
| group of chronic disorders impairing control of | | | | special schools where your child with cerebral palsy |
| movement that appear in the first few years of life | | | | can attend free of charge. |
| and generally do not worsen over time. The term | | | | If you notice that your child is having difficulty in their |
| cerebral refers to the brain's two halves, or | | | | developmental process, like reaching for toys, walking, |
| hemispheres, and palsy describes any disorder that | | | | sitting and talking, it is very possible that your child has |
| impairs control of body movement. Faulty development | | | | this condition. Diagnosing Cerebral Palsy will be done |
| or damage to motor areas in the brain disrupts the | | | | by observing your child's motor skills. If there is a delay |
| brain's ability to adequately control movement and | | | | in the development of these skills, your doctor will |
| posture. | | | | suspect that your child has Cerebral Palsy. |
| First thing's first. Cerebral palsy isn't a disease or an | | | | Living life with Cerebral Palsy can be difficult. But, with |
| illness that can be contagious. It is a condition where | | | | proper care and education, you can give your child a |
| the muscle movement is affected and will be there | | | | more normal life. You have to make extra effort in |
| throughout a person with cerebral palsy's life. | | | | order for them to cope with living and also be |
| Cerebral Palsy is caused by a malformation or defect | | | | independent in the future. |
| in their brain. And, in most cases, doctors do not know | | | | There are cases where some children with Cerebral |
| what caused the malformation and will not know how | | | | Palsy that excels in education. Some have been |
| to prevent it if in case they knew what that cause | | | | attending and graduating colleges and some even lives |
| was. | | | | a normal independent life once they become adults. |
| This is a disorder that is acquired at birth where they | | | | Treatment |
| will have a brain defect while still being in their mother's | | | | A multidisciplinary team of health care professionals |
| stomach, during or just right after birth. Once Cerebral | | | | develops an individualized treatment plan based on the |
| Palsy is detected in the child, it will be there for a | | | | patient's needs and problems. It is imperative to involve |
| lifetime. However, this does not mean that your child | | | | patients, families, teachers, and caregivers in all phases |
| will have to suffer a lifetime as well. | | | | of planning, decision making, and treatment. |
| Today, there are devices that can assist in the learning | | | | |