This article emphasizes the importance for parents and caregivers in recognizing and responding to a child's sounds and vocalizations as such are a child's initial attempts at speech and language production. The article presents important factors to consider in determining the presence of a child's speech, language, communication, and learning…

A Cerebral palsied woman offers a brief biographical sketch which focuses on the emotional aspects of her childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. (GW)

The author, who has successfully adjusted to her cerebral palsy, presents some thoughts on what the growing-up process is like for the physically handicapped person, and gives some advice to parents of such children. (DLS)

The mother of a cerebral palsied young man stresses the importance for an exceptional child's appearance being as near normal as possible. (SBH)

The impact of geographic relocation on a married couple and their son with cerebral palsy is discussed. Counseling helped the family to adjust to their new community and resolve such problems as lack of family or friends nearby and the boy's acceptance in a more competitive school where he initially had no friends. (JDD)

The mother of two boys, one with residual cerebral palsy and one nondisabled, discusses her single parent experiences. She outlines her initial refusal to accept help from family and friends, her original role as a "martyr-Mom," and the difficulties in making decisions alone and balancing attention between disabled and nondisabled siblings. (JDD)

Presented is a case history centering around a family controversy over the inclusion of a cerebral palsied sister in a wedding ceremony, which illustrates some of the difficulties of adjusting to and accepting a physically handicapped child in the family. (DLS)

A parent recounts the process leading to placement of her severely retarded and cerebral palsied son in a residential situation using Community Training Homes, a foster home program in Connecticut. (DB)

A mother recounts her negative experiences with an early intervention program for her cerebral palsied infant and encourages parents to assert themselves if a program is not meeting their child's needs. (DB)

A counselor recounts problems of a family with a cerebral palsied child centering on the annual holiday gathering of the extended family. Difficulties with the grandparents on both sides were identified. Open communication by the parents to other family members increased understanding. (DB)

Discussed are the types, content, physical layout, and use of communication boards, which assist physically handicapped children who cannot communicate orally. (DLS)

In this article, the author discusses the Yogakids program and relates her experience as a Yogakids facilitator to children with diverse challenges such as attention deficit disorder (ADD), Asperger syndrome, Down syndrome, non-verbal learning disorder, cerebral palsy and others. The mission of the Yogakids program is to educate the whole child.…

This article profiles Amanda Valentin, a 22-year-old woman with cerebral palsy who is a quadriplegic and nonverbal, who uses assistive technology to improve her life. The author was Amanda's assistive technology specialist who trained her to utilize software and hardware efficiently. She describes the steps she took to ensure that the assistive…

A case study is presented of a 6-year-old cerebral palsy child who is unsuccessfully mainstreamed in a regular first grade class. (CL)

The article describes the need for therapeutically designed and prescribed seating systems for cerebral palsied and severely physically handicapped children. Related issues discussed include muscle tone problems, beginning proper positioning early, needs evaluation by parents and clinical team members, and selecting a seating system. (JW)