Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy
Study: One in Two Children With Cerebral Palsy Has Speech Disorder
After studying 129 children with cerebral palsy, Swedish researchers found that half of them suffered from some form of speech difficulty; 21 percent had a speech disorder, and 32 percent were nonverbal. Cerebral palsy often results from errors during labor. The researchers think that the error’s timing plays a role in the speech disorder’s severity. They looked at the correlation between brain injuries sustained during birth or pregnancy and the resulting speech problems. “Lesions acquired late in gestation, around or after birth, were most common in the nonverbal group, while periventricular white matter lesions, acquired late in the second and early in the third trimester, were most common in children without speech disorders,” the research team wrote in its report. Speech problems are just one obstacle facing children with cerebral palsy. Others include limited mobility, paralysis, paraplegia, cognitive disorders and learning impairments. In many cases, proper medical care can foresee…
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Cerebral Palsy Lawyers Approve of Punishment for Man Who Mocked Disabled Child
You may have seen a video that went viral in October; a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy leaves a school bus and crosses the street. Hope Holcomb has a limp, and requires braces to walk. William Bailey, 43, walks behind her and imitates the way she walks. The man’s 9-year-old son does the same. Tricia Knight, Hope’s mother, said that Bailey lives nearby and made her children afraid to play outside. Her daughter was scared to ride the school bus for fear of further bullying. “It makes me sick to think that a grown man would tease a 10-year-old disabled girl that has never done a thing to any of them for any reason, and now she doesn’t want to get on the bus to go to school,” said Mike Knight, Hope’s father. Disorderly Conduct, Aggravated Menacing Now, Bailey is facing consequences…
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John Cena’s Number One Fan with Cerebral Palsy Receives Surprise Visit
WWE wrestler John Cena is no stranger to charity. He set the record for most wishes granted with the Make-a-Wish Foundation back in January of 2012 (300 at the time). Cena recently made a surprise visit to one of his biggest fans – a boy with cerebral palsy named Gary Patterson. Gary and his elementary school classmates were gathered for a school assembly to celebrate Gary’s new wheelchair – a $32,000 custom chair with power controls, supportive cushions and several decals featuring Cena, Gary’s favorite wrestler. Much to Gary’s delight, Cena made a surprise appearance. “When you see the look on Gary’s face, it makes it all worthwhile,” Cena said. ‘Time for a new one’ Jillian Kornick, Gary’s teacher, coordinated both the wheelchair gift and Cena’s appearance. The Darrell Gwynn Foundation, which donates special wheelchairs to people in need, customized the wheelchair specifically for Gary. Kornick said he definitely needed…
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