Cerebral palsy

I have previously worked at the John Grant School for children with complex needs. Here I worked either on a 1:1 basis or in a classroom. An example of this is I worked on a 1:1 basis with a pupil with Cerebral Palsy who was unable to join in active group activities due to his physical restrictions. I would tailor the activity to enable him to join in whilst taking into account any needs or requirements so he wasn’t left out. I am very aware of Health and Safety, an example of this is that I…

create in fear of creating shows that viewers may not be interested in. Scott Silveri, renowned producer and writer, ignored this common misconception and created the show, Speechless, in 2016, which features the life of a family of a teenager with cerebral palsy. Speechless is one of the very few shows on television that has made a character…

With hundreds of different careers in the healthcare field, it maybe be hard for someone to choose which path they want to take. Many people often choose a major in college without first fully researching what it take to be in that specific profession and what those professionals actually do. Personally, I would like to be a Speech-language pathologist, but before I make the full commitment of focusing on this specific field, I must do extensive research. Speech-language Pathologist are also…

Anna Stubblefield, a professor of Ethics from Rutgers University, was recently convicted of aggravated sexual assault. Stubblefield allegedly assaulted a student who suffers from cerebral palsy. He is reportedly unable to walk, dress, communicate, and use the restroom without assistance. Court officials have said that Stubblefield was taking advantage of a mentally incapable person, but she claims that she and the student were in love. Stubblefield is married and has two children. She has been…

The main idea of the book the running dream was is pushing yourself to do something you love no matter what happens. This is the main idea because this is what the main character Jessica is dealing with, seeing if she can ever do something she loves again. Jessica was in a car accident and she had to get from her knee down amputated. Jessica's passion was to run and participate in cross country. The book “The Running Dream” is about how Jessica learns how to be different and look different from…

Sean's surgeries Surgery the treatment of injuries or disorders of the body by incision or manipulation especially with instruments. Sean has had many problems with his right leg. The first problem that he had happened while he was being born. His right leg got caught inside of his mother's rib cage so they had to try and get it out. Once they had freed his foot and he was born, he had bruises from head to toe so he had to be taken to extensive care for a month. The next major problem occurred…

The story of Breaking Bad is Walter White, a professor of chemistry, begin to go astray with some reasons which is completely related to his situation. He is working hard for family and for paying his medical treatment. One day, his doctor told him the rest of his life that is only two more years because of lung cancer. Due to his puzzling situation, he begins to make drugs, crystal meth. With his chemistry knowledge, he makes high quality crystal meth. It shows how people get in over their…

and Hearing Clinic for individual speech-language services twice weekly for 50 minutes. She has been attending the Speech and Hearing Clinic since 1998. At six months of age, she was diagnosed with Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) and Cerebral Palsy (CP). Jamilette has a diagnosis of an articulation disorder, receptive and expressive language disorder secondary to IDD and CP. Josefina Duran, Jamilette’s mother, expressed concerns regarding Jamilette’s difficulties expressing her…

Hospital for Children provides pediatric orthopedics at The Orthopedic Center. The Orthopedic Center provides treatment and care for infant and children with joint and bone issues. St. Christopher’s treat clubfoot and spine deformities and issue with cerebral palsy just like Shriners Hospital for Children Philadelphia. St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children provides two kinds of rehabilitations programs, Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy. St. Christopher’s provide speech therapy to…

Tracy suffered from severe cerebral palsy, but was not considered to be terminally ill. When she was 12 years old she became quadriplegic and was bedridden. Tracy could only get around in her wheelchair and needed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week care. Her condition was irreversible due to brain damage at birth. Tracy had the mental capacity of a 4 month old and only communicated through facial expressions, such as laughing and crying. She could not walk, talk or feed herself, though she responded…