The effects of proper positioning and prosthetic equipment on the acquisition of selected self-feeding skills were studied in a young cerebral palsy child, with an eye toward developing evaluation strategies and procedures that could be easily employed by a teacher or parent in a classroom or home setting. (Author/DLS)

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)

Contrasted were the reported perceptions of maternal rearing using the Child's Report of Parental Behavior Inventory of 70 cerebral palsied and 70 non-disabled adolescents of similar sex, age, intelligence, and socioeconomic status; and evaluated was the impact of severity of physical impairment within the disabled group. (Author)

A multimodal intervention program designed for a nine-year-old with severe communication problems (secondary to cerebral palsy, receptive dysphasia, and auditory agnosia) combined manual signs and graphic symbols to help her communicate. The intensive, highly structured program had significant positive results. (Author/CB)

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)

The article recounts the difficulties presented by the deep seated prejudices manifested in the Australian and English school systems to a cerebral palsied and hearing impaired child. Her eventual success is seen as a personal victory for herself and her persistent mother. (Author/DB)

Although it once seemed simple to say that a single event such as birth trauma or asphyxia caused brain disorders like cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and epilepsy, a recent study showed that it is nearly impossible to pinpoint a single cause and its effects. Recommendations for further research are made. (BB)

The article offers management strategies to help teachers of elementary students with cerebral palsy. Suggestions address aspects of neuro-developmental and sensorimotor integration and describe such activities as sandbox writing, feel-it boxes, and painting. (CL)

The theoretical basis and effectiveness of a neuromotor intervention were investigated across seven cerebral palsied, severely disabled children, (2 1/2-12 years old). Results suggested a training effect in the data of three children. Theoretical relationships among abnormal tonic reflexes and normal motor patterns were not supported by the data.…

Eighty-five mildly handicapped cerebral palsy children (6-16 years old) integrated into regular schools were assessed to identify characteristics associated with academic success and social acceptance. About 50 percent were successful in reading accuracy and comprehension, 45 percent in arithmetic, and 60 percent were socially acceptable to peers.…

Based on the author's PhD dissertation (University of California, Los Angeles).