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Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy. Nadia Lozano Rocio Martin Selene Mireles Deborah Obilana Erin Trainer. What is Cerebral Palsy?. Group of problems that affect body movement and posture Related to brain injury/ brain growth Causes uncontrollable reflex movements Causes muscle tightness

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Cerebral Palsy

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  1. Cerebral Palsy Nadia Lozano Rocio Martin Selene Mireles Deborah Obilana Erin Trainer

  2. What is Cerebral Palsy? • Group of problems that affect body movement and posture • Related to brain injury/ brain growth • Causes uncontrollable reflex movements • Causes muscle tightness • May cause mental retardation, seizures, and vision and hearing problems • 1 out of 1000 children will have cerebral palsy

  3. What Causes Cerebral Palsy? • Premature birth • Not getting enough oxygen, blood, or other nutrients during birth • Serious head injury • Serious infection that affects brain • Genetic conditions that affect brain development

  4. What are the Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy? • Range from mild to severe • Slight limp • Hard time walking • Little or no control over arms, legs or both • Little or no control over mouth and tongue • Problems with eating or speaking • Seizures • Mental retardation • It is not progressive in nature

  5. How is Cerebral Palsy Treated? • Cannot be cured • Treatment options focus on dealing with • Symptoms • Preventing problems • Making the most out of the child’s abilities • Physical Therapy • Medicine • Surgery • Special equipment – especially for movement

  6. How does Cerebral Palsy Affect Learning and Development? • CP affects parts of the brain that deal with thinking and learning • Difficulty with day-to-day activities • Children are sometimes diagnosed with intellectual or learning disabilities • Difficulty interacting with other environments

  7. Children with CP will never experience the joy of interacting with many manipulatives because they are not at there reach • Difficulty with being understood • Learning issues are due to underlying changes in the brain that continue to happen during the entire lifespan

  8. How to Teach a Child with Cerebral Palsy? • The same techniques are used at all grade levels • Use Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) techniques • Clear boards with letters and numbers • Communication boards with commonly used phrases and questions • Computerized devices using synthesized speech • Poster boards with different pictures and symbols • Use objects to keep the child’s attention • Using Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) • Series of cards used in place of spoken language

  9. Teaching a Child How to Read • Begin by sitting upright and doing breathing exercises • Have the child close his or her eyes and imagine something “good” • After the child is relax have him or her open his or her eyes • Place an object in front of the child and repeat its name slowly several times • Make sure to also place the name of the item in front of the child • Use words and items that can be used in a sentence • This process of repeating allows for the brain to register and remember the items next time that he or she sees them. • HAVE PATIENCE – This will not happen overnight

  10. Finding Her Voice Finding Her Voice

  11. Clear Board Activity • Divide into five groups • One person will hold a clear board, with letters in front of her face • Use your head to point to different letters • The rest of the group will try and decipher what you are spelling • Switch places until everyone in the group is able to be the person holding the clear board • Talk about any difficulties experienced while using the clear boards

  12. Works Cited • Cerebral Palsy - Causes, Signs, Symptoms and Treatment for this brain disorder on eMedicineHealth.com. (2009). Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://www.emedicinehealth.com/cerebral_palsy/page6_em.htm • Cerebral Palsy - Symptoms, Risks - neurologychannel. (2008, September 3). In Neurologychannel, Your Neurology Community - Conditions, Health Info - neurologychannel. Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://www.neurologychannel.com/cerebralpalsy/symptoms.shtml • Cerebral Palsy Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). (2002). In National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/cerebral_palsy.htm#Clinical_trials • How does Cerebral Palsy Affect Learning and Daily Activities? | Resource Centre | Bloorview Kids Rehab. (2007, October 24). In Ask.com Search Engine - Better Web Search. Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://www.ask.com/bar?q=how+does+cerebral+palsy+effect+learning&page=1&adt=0&qsrc=0&zoom=Signs+of+%3CKW%3ECerebral+Palsy%3C%2FKW%3E%7CSymptoms+of+%3CKW%3ECerebral+Palsy%3C%2FKW%3E%7CCauses+of+%3CKW%3ECerebral+Palsy%3C%2FKW%3E&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloorview.ca%2Fresourcecentre%2Fcommunityresources%2Faffectsonlearning.php • How to Teach A Child With Cerebral Palsy To Read | eHow.com. (n.d.). In EHow | How To Do Just About Everything! Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://www.ehow.com/how_2158594_teach-child-read-cerebral-palsy.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art • [Photograph]. (n.d.). In UCP Dallas. Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://www.ucpdallas.org/photos/children7.jpg • [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://deseretnews.com/photos/2226449.jpg • [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://www.jewishmag.com/

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