The first realisation that your child is going to face the challenges and obstacles encountered by those who live with a developmental delay or disability can be a lonely, frightening and confusing time.
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Cerebral palsy – an information session for parents
Thursday 12 November 2009 at Prairiewood – 10 am to 12 noon
Join Dr Mary-Clare Waugh and her associates from The Children’s Hospital Westmead for this informative session on cerebral palsy for parents.
Read more: Cerebral palsy – an information session for parents
Cerebral palsy research updates
Cerebral Palsy Research News is a weekly update of the latest research into cerebral palsy, predominantly for researchers and clinicians.This freeweekly bulletin lists articlesindexed in the NCBI, PubMed (Medline) and Entrez (GenBank) databases.
Ataxia and Dyskinesia
Cerebral palsy has a number of forms. Spasticity is the most common – affecting about 70-80% of people with the condition.
Two of the less common forms are dyskinetic and ataxic cerebral palsy. Two factsheets on The Spastic Centre’s website will help you understand more about these types.
You Be The Difference
Celebrating the difference you make!
You Be The Difference is a new website that has been launched especially for Cerebral Palsy Week 2009.
If you are a child or adult with cerebral palsy, we want to hear how you’re making a difference in life, or how someone else has made a difference in your life. Or perhaps a member of your family has cerebral palsy and you want to acknowledge how they inspire you.
International Cerebral Palsy Conference IV
In February 2009, the 3rd International Cerebral Palsy Conference was held in Sydney. We’re sharing some of the highlghts in a series of blog posts over four weeks.
Last week, we shared the research that was presented about prevention of cerebral palsy and early diagnosis. In this final post, we explore the future of cerebral palsy research and how you can help support this.
Robyn Cummins
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