| If you have recently discovered that, your child has | | | | There is a whole community of professionals and |
| cerebral palsy then you must console yourself, it is a | | | | other people who will lend their support in helping you |
| disorder, which has no cure. However, excellent | | | | manage your child's disorder. |
| medical treatment will help your child's capabilities to | | | | Cerebral palsy can be managed with the help of |
| see marked improvements. Recent progress in | | | | physiotherapy, which helps to improve muscle |
| medical research has made it possible for many | | | | co-ordination and movements. There are many |
| patients to lead their lives normally provided they | | | | exercises and routines, which the physiotherapist will |
| manage their problems. No single therapy works for | | | | teach your child and these when done on a regular |
| every patient. It is only thorough identifying your | | | | basis, will show marked improvements in your child's |
| child's needs and impairments, that doctors can come | | | | movements. Occupational therapy teaches your child |
| up with an individualized treatment meant especially | | | | on how to concentrate on their daily personal chores |
| for your child. | | | | like brushing their teeth, washing and even dressing. |
| There is no cure for Cerebral palsy but it is managed | | | | Attention is also paid on speech and language |
| effectively with the help drugs, which can help | | | | improvement. These therapies will help your child to |
| control seizures and muscle co- ordinations, surgery, | | | | become independent and do their work without any |
| effective counseling to help them be emotionally and | | | | assistance from you or your spouse. |
| psychologically stronger, speech and behavioral | | | | Many of these therapies help build confidence in your |
| therapy, physical therapy and even the use of | | | | child so that they can learn how to go about their |
| mechanical aids to help them overcome their | | | | own work without assistances. If you child has mild |
| impairments. | | | | cerebral palsy then he or she is given physiotherapy |
| Always keep in mind that the most important thing is | | | | where the child is taught arm movements to |
| to begin the treatment as early as possible. The | | | | strengthen it. In cases where the disorder is more |
| earlier you begin the treatment for your child the | | | | severe, the child is taught how to sit upright and how |
| better the chances for your child to overcome its | | | | to use the wheel chair. There are special education |
| disability and he or she will certainly learn to adopt | | | | teachers who will help your child with their learning. |
| new ways so that they would be able to do difficult | | | | Another resourceful method, which you can adopt to |
| tasks. | | | | help your child manage cerebral palsy would be to |
| To help you manage your child's problem you need | | | | redesign the environment in your home like cup sand |
| to take the help of a pediatrician or pediatric | | | | spoons that have been specially designed and even |
| physiatrist who has enough experience in dealing with | | | | special chairs. These will help your disabled child to |
| disabled children. When dealing with cerebral palsy you | | | | have more muscle control when handling these things. |
| must remember that you are not alone in the task. | | | | |