Kenneth, now age twelve, remembers what it was like for him to grow up as a child with cerebral palsy: When I was about a year old, my mom first realized that something was wrong with me. I couldn't sit up straight, I couldn't stand, I was still crawling on the floor and pulling myself along with my hands. When my mother finally spoke to my pediatrician about it, he referred her to a…
The entire book Moon Gate Dreams: My Life with Cerebral Palsy, by George A.Barker Jr., can be read on-line by going to http:www.mycerebralpalsy.com.
When a person becomes affected by cerebral palsy after birth.
There is nothing at present that can cure cerebral palsy or that can prevent it from ever happening to someone.
Therapy—whether for movement, speech, or everyday living tasks—is the most important part of treatment for people with cerebral palsy Some people get therapy at school, and some go to special clinics to see their therapists. Therapists are professionals who are trained to work with people to help them learn better or easier ways to do things. But no matter what the person's ag…