| Name | Cerebral Palsy |
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| Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy |
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. |
| 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. |
| Useful national contacts | Scope Helpline: 0808 800 3333  www.scope.org.uk Find your local support services: www.scope.org.uk/Support/services-directoryThe Foundation for Conductive Education https://conductive-education.org.ukTel. 0121 442 5556 Mencap Helpline 0808 808 1111 www.mencap.org.uk |
| Children & young people |
Family services (Scope) Preparing for adult life (Contact, charity for families with disabled children) |
| Online resources |
Coronavirus information (Scope) Cerebral palsy (NHS Choices website) https://tinyurl.com/ybaoocaw
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| News and events |
Survey: Treatment of Childhood Neurological Conditions (British Paediatric Neurology Association, September 2020)
Research Participants Needed! Research investigation on the relationship between cerebral palsy, anxiety and participation (Scope and the University of Bristol, June 2020) |
| Our resources |
Visit our library to read Can I tell you about Cerebral Palsy? A guide for friends, family and professionals by M. Stanton and K. Stanton. Or have a |
