Helping A Child With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy has many different definitions, which may confuse parents with its ambiguity, complexity and lack of clarity. So what is cerebral palsy? The official definition of cerebral palsy is that it is a term used to describe any disorder of movement and posture that results from a non-progressive abnormality of the brain during early development. It is also described as a term for a non-progressive impairment of muscle function and weakness of the limbs. If you are a parent of a child with cerebral palsy, then read on.
Cerebral palsy is the expression of a brain injury, in that it is a symptom or set of symptoms of a brain injury. It is the way in which the injury manifests itself in a child with cerebral palsy. The term cerebral palsy is a term used to describe a group of sub-symptoms of brain injury. These symptoms sometimes include spasticity, athetosis, ataxia, epilepsy, poor vision, poor hearing, delayed motor development, impaired motor function, poor language development, drooling, difficulties socializing, mental retardation and many others.
It is important to understand what causes cerebral palsy. It is much easier to understand the concept of the disorder and the ramifications of brain injury than it is to just label it "cerebral palsy." It is also important that a person should be aware of the problems with terminology and how it encourages the development of a fixation upon symptoms instead of the root cause of the disorder. If we can find a way to encourage development of new ways of thinking, within the near future, a cure for this disorder can be revealed.
A primary principle of treating of a child with cerebral palsy is to decrease or eliminate symptoms by judging whether they are an imminent threat to the child. After the serious symptoms are treated, a concentration on the cause of those symptoms, namely the brain injury, should be undertaken. In cerebral palsy children, the reason why those symptoms exist is because the brain injury has prevented the normal development of muscle function and coordination from taking place.
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