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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. [1] Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, [1] [3] but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. [1]
Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
As a writer and disability advocate, Luongo created "What Cerebral Palsy Looks Like" and the "Go Green for CP" campaign in 2019, encouraging people to wear green and buildings to display green ...
A cerebral shunt is a device permanently implanted inside the head and body to drain excess fluid away from the brain. They are commonly used to treat hydrocephalus , the swelling of the brain due to excess buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Aerobic capacity is not routinely assessed in people with cerebral palsy in a rehabilitation context, but Wingate tests have been advocated for use. [13] Behavioural change methods have been used to promote physical activity among young people with cerebral palsy, but there is no significant evidence for these working. [14]
Mental rejection is a more individual action, where a person subconsciously or willfully ignores an idea, or a set of information related to a particular viewpoint. Some groups are made up of people who shun the same ideas. [3] Social rejection was and is a punishment in many customary legal systems.
Karen Ann Killilea (August 18, 1940 – October 30, 2020) was the subject of two bestselling books by her mother Marie Killilea, Karen and With Love from Karen.These books were groundbreaking by asserting that children with cerebral palsy could lead productive lives.
The title and lyrics were deliberately provocative, as the word spastic, a name for people with cerebral palsy and then used as the title for the charitable Spastics Society (now known as Scope), was becoming taboo in Britain due to its use as a derogatory term.