Cerebral Palsy

Name	Cerebral Palsy
Related to/Also known as
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-directory The Foundation for Conductive Education https://conductive-education.org.uk Tel. 0121 442 5556 Mencap Helpline 0808 808 1111 www.mencap.org.uk
Children & young people	Family services (Scope) www.scope.org.uk/family-services Preparing for adult life (Contact, charity for families with disabled children) https://contact.org.uk/advice-and-support/preparing-for-adult-life
Online resources	The Brain Changer Arts Project (The Brain Charity) Coronavirus information (Scope) www.scope.org.uk/coronavirus-information Cerebral palsy (NHS Choices website) https://tinyurl.com/ybaoocaw Living with a condition (The Brain Charity)
News and events	Survey: Treatment of Childhood Neurological Conditions (British Paediatric Neurology Association, September 2020) https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BPNA_JLA_RESEARCH_PSP Research Participants Needed! Research investigation on the relationship between cerebral palsy, anxiety and participation (Scope and the University of Bristol, June 2020) https://tinyurl.com/y7n68bmj
Our resources	The library at The Brain Charity has a range of resources on this condition and on a wide range of disability-related issues. 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 look in your local library for this book.