A baby will do these at a slower pace than other babies:
controlling head
rolling over
reaching with one hand
sitting without support
crawling
walking
What are DELAYED MILESTONES?
100
All four limbs are involved.
What is QUADRIPLEGIA?
100
A detailed description of the educational goals, assessment methods, behavioral management plan, and educational performance of a student requiring special education services.
What is an IEP?
100
An organization in Ontario committed to supporting independence, inclusion, choice and full integration of all persons with cerebral palsy.
What is the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy(OFCP)?
www.ofcp.on.ca/
200
Lack of muscle control
What is PALSY?
200
An early sign of Cerebral Palsy is a baby selecting to use one had instead of the other for manual tasks before the age of 18 months.
What is HANDEDNESS?
200
All four limbs are involved. Both legs are more severely affected than the arms.
What is DIPLEGIA?
200
Adapted computers, speech synthesizers, pencil holders, book holders, page turners, word boards, special desks, etc.
What is ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY?
200
A provincial Association in BC that supports individuals, families, caregivers, professionals, students and other organizations whose lives are touched by Cerebral Palsy.
A "non-progressive" but not unchanging disorder of movement and/or posture.
What is CEREBRAL PALSY?
300
The physical signs of a __________ may be partly masked by the abnormal movements of a person with cerebral palsy.
What is a SEIZURE?
300
One side of the body is affected. The arm is more involved than the leg
What is HEMIPLEGIA?
300
A student with cerebral palsy can take part in physical education classes with special equipment and carefully selected exercises.
What is MODIFICATION?
300
This American organization provides multidisciplinary scientific education for health professionals and promote excellence in research and services for the benefit of people with cerebral palsy and childhood-onset disabilities.
What is the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine? (AACDM)
www.aacpdm.org
400
Fetal development and/or infancy.
When does cerebral palsy occur in the body?
400
Muscles may be very stiff (spastic) or unusually relaxed and floppy.
What is ABNORMAL MUSCLE TONE?
400
Three limbs are involved, usually both arms and a leg.
What is TRIPLEGIA?
400
Students with cerebral palsy might have trouble communicating since speech is controlled by muscles. A _____ ________ will work with the classroom teacher to design the best communication system for the student.
What is a SPEECH THERAPIST?
400
This organization creates expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health.
Damage to one or more specific areas of the brain.
What is the CAUSE of Cerebral Palsy?
500
Cerebral Palsy can lead to tilting of the pelvic bones and curvature of the spine.
What are SKELETAL DEFORMITIES?
500
Only one limb is affected usually an arm.
What is MONOPLEGIA?
500
Teachers should use audio-visual, tactile (touch) and proprioceptive (sense of the orientation of one's limbs in space) teaching resources and strategies.
What are MULTI SENSORY teaching/learning materials?
500
This organization aims to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society and by people all over the world.