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Peer reviewedAdix, Ruth; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1984
An interview with parents of a child with cerebral palsy recount their struggles to find a diagnosis and treatment for their daughter and express their anger over the lack of information and help they were given by professionals. They emphasize the need for honesty and straightforwardness in professionals dealing with parents. (CL)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping, Disabilities
Robison, Anne Q. – Exceptional Parent, 1987
In a letter to her six-year-old's kindergarten teacher, a parent discusses the child's (who has cerebral palsy) use of communication devices for expressive language and ways in which the teacher can help the child adjust and learn in such areas as "wait time," spontaneous conversation, and peer relationships. (CB)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Expressive Language, Kindergarten
Exceptional Parent, 1987
A case study explores the attitudes, opinions, and concerns of the parents of a cerebral palsied adolescent (as well as the views of the affected public and private school administrators) concerning the decision to allow their son to move from a private to a public high school environment. (JW)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Attitudes, Adolescents, Case Studies
