United+Cerebral+Palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non progressive, non contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development chiefly in the various areas of body movement. //Cerebral// refers to the cerebrum, which is the affected area of the brain (although the disorder most likely involves connections between the cortex and other parts of the brain such as the cerebellum), and palsy refers to disorder of movement. However, "paralytic disorders"are not cerebral palsy. CP is not a progressive disorder (meaning the brain damage neither improves nor worsens), but the symptoms can become more severe over time due to subdural damage. A person with the disorder may improve somewhat during childhood if he or she receives extensive care from specialists, but once bones and musculature become more established, orthopedic surgery may be required for fundamental improvement. People who have CP tend to develop arthritis at a younger age than normal because of the pressure placed on joints by excessively toned and stiff muscles. While in certain cases there is no identifiable cause, typical causes include problems in intrauterine development (e.g. exposure to radiation, infection), asphyxia before birth, hypoxia of the brain, and birth trauma during labor and delivery, and complications in the perinatal period or during childhood

This link provides a list of resources for teachers/educators to use when adapting to a student with Cerebral Palsy

"//Cerebral Palsy.//" (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, October 3, 2002)[Accessed on 13 July 2011) Retrieved from [|www.cdc.gov] United Cerebral Palsy. (2011) Resources: Education [Accessed on 12 July 2011] Retrieved from []