| Cerebral palsy (CP) in children is a neurological disorder | | | | development. In special schools, the curriculum is so |
| caused due to damage to those parts of the brain | | | | planned that each child gets individual attention. All this |
| controlling motor skills. It cannot be completely cured. | | | | helps in child's all-round development. |
| However, through specialized care and training | | | | Most importantly, teachers who are teaching children |
| children with CP may develop skills required to lead a | | | | with CP should be able to usher a great deal of |
| normal life. | | | | emotional support and patience. A teacher dealing |
| Intelligence determines the physical progress that is | | | | with such a child may not require to change the |
| required in a child with CP. Intelligence may be | | | | whole curriculum, but the child would need to be dealt |
| determined in a child accurately with CP as young as | | | | with, a little differently. However, they should not be |
| 18 months of age. Facilities for emotional guidance | | | | given a very different treatment. They are not to be |
| must be available in schools of such children and for | | | | judged only by their physical disability, but should be |
| parents too. Lest, some children may not be able to | | | | encouraged to participate in the activities with other |
| achieve the expected physical and mental progress. | | | | children of the class. Observations suggest that |
| Many children who have CP do not have mental | | | | children with CP who attend regular schools show |
| difficulties, and many are highly intelligent, which helps | | | | great deal of improvement. |
| them to attend general school. There are many | | | | Though teachers of children with special needs may |
| cases, wherein, a child with CP enjoys a near normal | | | | have different approaches when dealing with them, |
| life in later stage. Although possible, but is not an | | | | the basic quality of a good teacher must include: |
| easy task. To achieve this, it is necessary that they | | | | --ability to encourage and motivate all children with |
| undergo several therapies and also get special | | | | disabilities, |
| attention in school. Physical therapists help children | | | | --patience and flexibility to students who need |
| with CP in developing simple motor skills such as | | | | modified or specific classroom accommodations. |
| walking with their braces, to stand and to move | | | | --caring yet strict approach when working with special |
| around without help, etc. Speech therapists would | | | | children. |
| help improving their communication skills. In addition to | | | | --the ability to inspire students with special needs in |
| this, enrolling in special schools will also help in their | | | | achieving their goals and progress in school and life. |