Durham, North Carolina
PACC is a parent driven support group that has been developed in collaboration with the ARC of Durham County. PACC is committed to empowering families with children with communication impairments and disabilities. PACC holds monthly parent support meetings that address parents’ individual and collective concerns through open and confidential group discussion. Further, it will provide parents with educational and learning tools that will enhance their understanding of communication impairments and disabilities through guest speakers, videos, books, etc.
A Service of:
North Carolina Central University's
Department of Communication Disorders

Contact Info

Contact Info:
bbpacc2010@gmail.com

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Cerebral Palsy

Here is some general information that I found about cerebral palsy. The United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is a wonderful source of information!

Definition: a loss of deficiency with motor control, with involuntary spasms c/b permanent brain damage; non-progressive disorder
Stats: 500,000 individuals affected by CP in US
Types of CP
Mixed: any combination of spastic, athetoid, and ataxic CPs
Ataxic: balance and coordination are impaired
Spastic hemiplegia: muscles are rigid, posture may be abnormal, and fine motor is impaired (all on one side of the body)


Reference
http://www.ucp.org/

Holly McDonald
Posted by Parent Advocates for Communication in Children (PACC) at 4:00 PM

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