Living with Cerebral Palsy

I created this page as i thought it would be good to talk to other people out there who also has cp. There are 4 types of cerebral palsy:
•Spastic cerebral palsy (about 70 per cent of all cases) - some of the muscles in the body are tight, stiff and weak, drawing the limbs in and making control of movement difficult.

•Athetoid (dyskinetic) cerebral palsy (10 per cent of cases) - control of muscle

s is disrupted by spontaneous and unwanted irregular writhing movements. These may be the result of muscles changing very rapidly from being loose and floppy to very tight and tense. The muscles used for speech may also be affected, interfering with communication. Control of posture is also disrupted.

•Ataxic cerebral palsy - problems include difficulty with balance, shaky movements of hands or feet, and difficulty with speech.

•Mixed cerebral palsy - a combination of two or more of the above. The most common cause of cerebral palsy is something that damages the brain while the baby is growing in the womb