1. Description of the chosen disability.
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term that refers to a range of disabilities that cause permanent damage to the brain (Better health channel, 2016). As a result of this children’s movement and muscle control are affected (cerebral palsy alliance, 2016). Cerebral palsy effects children in many ways, some children it effects their ability to move, balance, communicate as well as effecting the way they eat, sleep, learn and play (cerebral palsy alliance, 2016). The level of severity, the parts of the body effected and the symptoms differ from child to child. When the messengers are sent through the damage part of the brain muscles can become stiff, ridged, involuntary, weak, unsteady or shaky resulting in …show more content…
- Quadriplegia- Both arms and legs and sometimes the muscles in the face and trunk.
- Paralegia – Both legs only.
Movement issues
Spastic/Diplegic cerebral palsy- Is the most common and occurs when the muscles in the body are stiff and tight (Birth injury guide, 2017). Athetoid cerebral palsy- This type of CP is the most noticeable out of the three. It is the unpredictable and involuntary movements of the body even when a child is at rest. Athetoid cerebral palsy causes a child to be very weak causing a state of floppiness (Cerebral palsy alliance, 2016).
Ataxia cerebral palsy- This type is the least common and causes a child to be shaky and unsteady. Most children with Ataxia cerebral palsy lack in co-ordination and keeping their balance (Cerebral palsy symptoms, 2016).
Mixed combination- In Mixed cerebral palsy a number of parts of the brain may be damaged. This then causes movement problems across all types of cerebral palsy (Bochek, 2016).
For Tess, being diagnosed with upper diplegic ataxia suggests she has damage to both the cerebellum found at the base of the brain, which is in charge of balance and co-ordination and the motor cortex found at the top of the brain which controls all voluntary movement (Bochek,
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term that refers to a range of disabilities that cause permanent damage to the brain (Better health channel, 2016). As a result of this children’s movement and muscle control are affected (cerebral palsy alliance, 2016). Cerebral palsy effects children in many ways, some children it effects their ability to move, balance, communicate as well as effecting the way they eat, sleep, learn and play (cerebral palsy alliance, 2016). The level of severity, the parts of the body effected and the symptoms differ from child to child. When the messengers are sent through the damage part of the brain muscles can become stiff, ridged, involuntary, weak, unsteady or shaky resulting in …show more content…
- Quadriplegia- Both arms and legs and sometimes the muscles in the face and trunk.
- Paralegia – Both legs only.
Movement issues
Spastic/Diplegic cerebral palsy- Is the most common and occurs when the muscles in the body are stiff and tight (Birth injury guide, 2017). Athetoid cerebral palsy- This type of CP is the most noticeable out of the three. It is the unpredictable and involuntary movements of the body even when a child is at rest. Athetoid cerebral palsy causes a child to be very weak causing a state of floppiness (Cerebral palsy alliance, 2016).
Ataxia cerebral palsy- This type is the least common and causes a child to be shaky and unsteady. Most children with Ataxia cerebral palsy lack in co-ordination and keeping their balance (Cerebral palsy symptoms, 2016).
Mixed combination- In Mixed cerebral palsy a number of parts of the brain may be damaged. This then causes movement problems across all types of cerebral palsy (Bochek, 2016).
For Tess, being diagnosed with upper diplegic ataxia suggests she has damage to both the cerebellum found at the base of the brain, which is in charge of balance and co-ordination and the motor cortex found at the top of the brain which controls all voluntary movement (Bochek,