Developmental Disabilities |
What resources are available for people with cerebral palsy and their
families?
CDC does not study education or treatment
programs for people with cerebral palsy, nor does it provide direct
services to people with cerebral palsy or to their families. However,
CDC has put together a list of resources for people affected by cerebral
palsy or other developmental disabilities. [Go
to the resources list]
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How can we improve the health of people with cerebral palsy?
People with cerebral palsy can live
healthy lives. There are many federal and federally-funded programs that
help people learn to live well with cerebral palsy or other
developmental disabilities. CDC has put together a list of some of these
efforts. [Read more about health improvement
programs]
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How can kids learn about cerebral palsy?
We have created a series of Kids' Quests
designed to get kids to think about people with disabilities and some of
the issues related to participation in daily activities, health, and
accessibility. The Quests were written for children in 4th through 6th
grades, but can be modified by teachers or parents for use with children
of other ages and abilities. Each Quest takes kids through a series of
steps that encourage them to use the Internet to learn about a
disability and the effect it has on a child's life.
One
of the Kids' Quests is about children who have a hard time moving
around. Another is about children who have a hard time talking with
other people. There is also a quest about children who have a hard time
using the bathroom, dressing, or eating. The quests talk about children
who have cerebral palsy, as well as children who have other
disabilities.
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Where can I go to learn more about cerebral palsy?
CDC's "Learn the Signs. Act Early."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), in
collaboration with a number of national partners, is conducting a public
awareness campaign called “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” The campaign
aims to educate parents about childhood development, including early
warning signs of autism, cerebral palsy, and other developmental
disorders, and encourages developmental screening and intervention.
[In English: Cerebral
Palsy]
[[En Español:
La Parálisis Cerebral]
MEDLINEplus: Cerebral Palsy
MEDLINEplus is an online service of the National Library of Medicine.
MEDLINEplus is designed to link you to information on specific
health topics, including cerebral palsy. MEDLINEplus brings together
information from many sources and is updated every day. This page
includes information on general overviews, clinical trials, coping,
disease management, research, specific conditions, dictionaries,
organizations, children, and teenagers. Some materials are in
Spanish.
[In English:
MEDLINEplus Health Information: Cerebral Palsy]
[En Español:
MEDLINEplus Información de Salud: Parálisis cerebral]
National Information Center on Children and Youth
with Disabilities (NICHCY)
NICHCY provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues
for families, teachers, and other professionals. NICHCY has a fact sheet
about cerebral palsy that includes information on topics such as signs
of cerebral palsy and treatment, as well as tips for parents and
teachers. NICHCY staff will also give information and referrals over the
phone (800-695-0285) or by email
(nichcy@aed.org).
[In English:
Cerebral Palsy]
[En Español: La
Parálisis Cerebral]
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke (NINDS)
NINDS has a brochure on cerebral palsy that includes information on
early signs of the condition, diagnosis, causes, treatment, and where to
go for more information. The brochure is available in both English
and Spanish.
[In English:
Cerebral Palsy: Hope through Research]
[En Español:
La Parálisis Cerebral: Esperanza a través de la Investigación]
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD) Publications
NCBDDD staff have written many scientific articles on cerebral palsy.
These articles examine such topics as how common cerebral palsy is, and
factors that increase the risk that a child will have cerebral palsy.
You can see a list of these papers (written in 1990 or later) by using
the keyword search on the NCBDDD publications Web page. Choose "cerebral
palsy" in the keyword box on the search page. You can choose whether you
want the list to be sorted by author or by date. You can also choose to
have the list appear with or without graphics. Click on the Submit
button. You will see a list of papers that are about cerebral palsy. The
list will include the complete reference for each paper and a link to an
abstract of the paper or to the full text, when available. [Go
to NCBDDD publications keyword search page]
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We provide links to other Web pages if you want
to learn even more about a topic. Some of these pages are within the
CDC Web site and others are on outside Web sites. CDC has no control
over the content on these outside sites. Links to such sites
are included for information only. The views and opinions expressed
there are not necessarily those of CDC, the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), or the U.S. Public Health Service
(PHS). |
Date: October 29, 2004
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
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