Key issues relevant to planning and delivering education activities for learners who have Cerebral Palsy. There are various issues that need to be considered when planning and delivering an educational activity for learners with cerebral palsy‚ this essay will explore some of these‚ and relate these factors to a swimming activity. Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term that encompasses a group of conditions‚ which are present from around the time of birth (Fox‚ 2003). It affects movement‚ co-ordination
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Cerebral palsy is a common neural developmental condition that is typically encountered by pediatricians. There are numerous definitions of cerebral palsy‚ all of these definitions point out that cerebral palsy is a combination of several permanent but not unchangeable disorders that arise from injury to the adolescent development of the brain. Cerebral palsy consists of several disorders‚ some of which are related to the sever impairment of the motor functionality in young children‚ cerebral palsy
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Cerebral Palsy is a term for a neurological or brain disorder that affects posture and movement. It is causes a loss of muscle control and coordination. People suffering from Cerebral Palsy have damage to the part of the brain that controls muscle tone. Muscle tone is the amount of resistance to movement in a muscle. During fetal life‚ birth and infancy damage is done to the motor areas of the brain. This can come in the form of radiation or lack of oxygen. Diagnosis of cerebral palsy does not occur
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terrified of storefront windows. When I accidentally glance into storefront windows‚ I see a reflection of how I walk. My gait and the resulting walk provide evidence of a lack of oxygen to my brain during my birth—the evidence that I have Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy has provided me with a stride that resembles that of a drunk person‚ a fact that I am regularly reminded of on Friday and Saturday evenings due to living on a college campus. I know that the weekend has come when I see a good portion
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of choice‚ but the experiences I have had with nurses is what made me feel the desire of becoming a nurse. No one understands what a nurse actually does until you or a family member becomes a patient. I started to gain interest when my sister with Cerebral Palsy kept getting hospitalized for different complications such as chronic pancreatitis and gastrointestinal complications. During her stays at the hospital I got the privilege to meet many bright nurses who made the biggest difference in not only
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The Cerebral Organoid Scrutiny Since the beginning of history‚ cerebral disorders affect upward of 213‚745 people annually in the 21st century (Muzio). People are constantly on the search for the newest and biggest technological advance‚ especially if it offers straightforward solutions to major problems that affect people across the globe each and every day; such as Alzheimer’s‚ stroke‚ trauma and tumors. Your brain is your link between life and death‚ we must constantly maintain ourselves to avoid
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People never know what others are going through. Most of them just don’t understand anything about a person. No one would know what I have dealt with and still try to achieve in my life to this day. I have a physical abnormality known as cerebral palsy. I was born this way and there is nothing that I can do to stop it. It may make me unable to do some tasks and activities‚ but that never will stop me from achieving my aspirations and goals. I will and strive to make myself stronger. This disability
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Cerebral Palsy in Action You are in the hospital. You have a brand new baby in your arms staring up at you. You look back at them with pride glistening in your eyes and excitement in your heart. You realize that you have started on a new adventure and that you feel ready for all of the challenges this little bundle will throw at you. At least that’s how you feel until you get the news. It has been a few weeks since you have come home from the hospital and you just answered a phone call from your
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The book’s focus is around a 12 year old girl named Melody. She is living with the disease Cerebral Palsy. She can’t walk‚ talk or feed herself. But the disease does not limit it her like everyone thinks it does. She has a photographic memory‚ and is a very intelligent individual. But she has no way to ever show any of this. Her disability stops her from communicating her emotions and thoughts‚ but it does not stop her from learning. Most of all this little girl is simply a girl. She worries what
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three weeks‚ my parents yearning for the chance I’ll survive. I did. Then as time went one I wasn’t developing the way other newborns were. I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy can cause many problems for the person who has it including low muscle tone‚ learning disabilities‚ seizure‚ loss of hearing‚ paralysis and more. Cerebral Palsy affected my legs to the point of where I could walk‚ but in crouched position with
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