Summarized are the proceedings of a seminar concerned with methods of combating stigma resulting from facial disfigurement, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and leprosy. The purpose was to determine how theories about stigma can help in the development of new methods of public education in order to change public attitudes and reduce social stigma.…

The selected bibliography of research on physically handicapped children, children with special health problems, and children with cerebral palsy contains approximately 100 abstracts and associated indexing information drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings…

The selected bibliography on physically handicapped children, children with special health problems, and programs for children with cerebral palsy contains approximately 85 abstracts and associated indexing information drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings…

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)

Examined were the effects on selected adjustment criterion measures of 1 year of maximum, moderate, or minimum rehabilitation treatment with 113 cerebral palsied adults (mean age =28) having a wide range of physical and intellectual abilities. (IM)

The article reports how the Career Associate in Special Education (CASE) program (designed to prepare paraprofessionals to work in special education classrooms) served a 2 1/2-year-old cerebral palsied child. The child's progress in the CASE program, whereby a practicum student was placed in a regular preschool with the child, is traced. (SBH)

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

Reported are several cases of athetoid cerebral palsied children successfully learning to use the left foot to operate an electronically controlled typewriter. (IM)

This response to an article (EC 633 617) on the use of facilitated communication by a Finnish man diagnosed with mental retardation and cerebral palsy urges consideration of simpler alternative explanations (than his authorship of the texts) for the interesting text produced by the process in this case. It urges the use of double-blind, controlled…

A study involving 20 Afrikaans-speaking children with cerebral palsy found that recurrent otitis media in early childhood had a negative effect on articulation abilities of the 7 to 11-year-old children but that other factors such as intelligence also played a role. (JDD)

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 comparison of listeners' evaluations of nonspeech characteristics of eight dysarthric (due to cerebral palsy) and eight normal speaking children (ages 6-11) found that dysarthric speech adversely affected listeners' perceptions of the dysarthric speakers' personality and physical appearance characteristics. (Author/DB)

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)

Describes a successful project in Philadelphia that paired students from Germantown Friends School with children at the Home of the Merciful Savior School for Children with Cerebral Palsy. States that the arts staff at both schools composed a musical which the two schools performed together. Concludes that performing the musical taught acceptance…

This study examined the effectiveness of treatment on the development of communicative intent in four young (ages 11 to 13 months) children with cerebral palsy. Treatment sessions included structured communication opportunities and physically facilitated exploration of toys. Results indicated significantly greater use of communicative signals…