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Table of Contents

Foreword, by Joan Lenett Whinston

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART ONE

  1. What Is Cerebral Palsy?
  2. An Overview of Early Child Development
  3. Medical Problems Associated with Cerebral Palsy
  4. Intellectual, Psychological, and Social Development
  5. Hemiplegia
  6. Diplegia
  7. Quadriplegia
  8. The Adult with Cerebral Palsy
  9. How the Health Care System Works
  10. Financing Care for the Child with Cerebral Palsy
  11. Navigating the Educational System
  12. Being an Advocate for Your Child

PART TWO

  • Taking Care of Yourself When You Care for Others
  • Protecting the Caregiver's Back: Basic Body Mechanics
  • Making Things Easier for You and Your Child
  • Choosing Appropriate Seating
  • Choosing and Using Car Seats
  • About Wheelchair Maintenance
  • Pressure Management Awareness
  • Choosing a Stander
  • About Walkers and Gait Trainers
  • About BracesChoosing the Correct Shoes
  • Increasing Independence with Service Dogs
  • Managing the System
  • Working with a Case Manager
  • Letters of Medical Necessity
  • Occupations for Adults with Cerebral Palsy
  • About Hospitalization
  • Keeping Medical History Records
  • Life Planning Process
  • About Casts
  • Using Nutritional Boosters
  • Managing Tube Feedings
  • Providing Oral Care
  • Toilet Training Your Child
  • Giving an Enema
  • Giving Rectal Medications or Suppositories
  • Suctioning Techniques

PART THREE

  • From Achilles Tendon Lengthening to Vocational Rehabilitation

Resources

Index