Table of Contents
Foreword, by Joan Lenett Whinston
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART ONE
- What Is Cerebral Palsy?
- An Overview of Early Child Development
- Medical Problems Associated with Cerebral Palsy
- Intellectual, Psychological, and Social Development
- Hemiplegia
- Diplegia
- Quadriplegia
- The Adult with Cerebral Palsy
- How the Health Care System Works
- Financing Care for the Child with Cerebral Palsy
- Navigating the Educational System
- 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