Hello there! Today I would like to talk to you about the different types of Cerebral Palsy and the what each type means. Cerbral Palsy ranges quite vastly like a lot of divesities do! Like,I said in previous blogs, you can meet a person with Cerebral Palsy and you can barly know they have it. You can meet someone who isjust right smack dab in the middle of the Cerebral palsy scale. With this type, they can do most things, but you can still tell that they have it. Then, you move on to Severe Cerbral Palsy, where there is sever muscle spatisy, and they can't talk, and they're in their chairs almost of the time Like every other divesity, it's crazy how Cerebral Palsy differs. I'm lucky that I have so much movement and can do so much, but other people with Cerebral Palsy have a higher muscle tone and can't do as much. My muscle tone is quite high, but not high enough to keep me from moving or to cause me any pain, fortunatly. When I was at the Children's Hospital one day, the doctors showed me a chart of the diffrent types, and where I was, and I think I was right smack dab in the middle, whitch is quite good! They tell me I have something called Anthoid Cerebral Palsy, whitch I will explain later. I also think I have a bit of Spastic too. I'm quite tight, but I have high muscle range and can do a lot for myself. So, today, I am going to give you the definition of what Cerebral Palsy is and explain what the diffrent types are. I did some reasearch, so you don't have to. You can just get the information right here. There are tons of diffrent types, but I only chose four so, hopefully this wil be another blog that is a bit shorter. So, here is a bit of a report on four types of Cerebral Palsy.I hope you learn something!
First, lets start of with the main definition of Cerebral Palsy. Basically Cerebral Palsy on a whole is a term used to describe a group of chronic conditions affecting body movements and muscle coordination. Cerebral means the cerebrum part of the brain, so that part of the brain was affected. Palsy means a differ in movements and posture. Cerebral Palsy is basically a brain injury caused at birth. Now, lets move onto the different types.
1. Spastic- This is the most common type of Cerebral Palsy. 80% of children born with this conditionend up with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. This just means that muscles are preety tight, whitch results in some uncontrolled, stiff, jerky movements . The main diffulcuties people have here are moving and holding and letting go of objects. I have a bit of spasticity in my legs and in lefty, but not near as much as some people. Some people, their muscles are so tight they can't walk and you can hardly get there hands open. I wonder if they are in pain? Sometimes, I struggle going to sleep because my muscles are so tight and I can't relax. I wonder if it's even more of a struggle and even more painful for them? I'm lucky my muscles arn't that tight!
2. Athetoid- I was doing a speech about Cerebral Palsy one day in grade six for school, and I checked what my Cerebral Palsy was called and in my school file it said that it was called Anthoid Cverebral Palsy. I never knew that until then. Anthoid Cerebral Palsy is caused by dammage to the cerebellum. 10% of kids are born with it. They struggle with doing smooth coordinate movements. Theystruggle with posture, feeding, reaching and grasping. I am constantly being reminded to stand or sit up straight. When I was first born I was fed through a tube. Mom got preety tired of that so she started feeding me normally. Sometimes I struggle with swallowing but I went to the Chilldren's Hospital and did a test for that and they said that everything was going down properly. For grasping with my left hand, it's hard to get to hold on to something and then its hard to let go. They say sitting up is an issue for some. I't's not for me now, maybe when I was youger I couldn't sit unsupported. Some have low muscle tone. I have quite hight muscle tone, not too high though. They also struggle with speech. They have what is called disarthric speech, whitch is what I have. I've talked about about my speech before. I show quite a few signs of Anthoid, but I still think I have some of Spastic because of my left hand and my legs, but who knows?
3. Ataxic- Ataxic Cerebral Palsy is quite rare. People who have it have low muscle tone and poor muscle coordination. The look unsteady and shaky when they walk. They have a more wide gait than usual. The websidte says that there shakes sort of looks like little tremors. they also place their feet far apart when they walk. I think this is what a few people with Cerebral Palsy that I know have. They might be the ones that are diffucult to pin point that they have it. That might be kind of hard, because peopl look at you and they know your a bit off but the canttell why. At least they can do most of what they need to do to be sucessful in life.
4. Mixed- This combines all three types of Cerebral Palsy. This would be the hardest one, I think, because there are more limits to what they can do. However, they are still happy and enjoying llife the best they can and they are healthy. That is all that matters!
So, ther are the maun four tyoes of Cerebral Palsy.I didn't mention all of thembecause there are alot. The main thing you need to nknow about people living with Cerebral Palsy is that they want to be treated equaly. They struggle but they are doing the best they can to live the best life that they ca. I know this blog isn't as exciting as the other ones I wrote, but I just wanted to give you some information on what Cerebral Palsy is and the diffrent types. If yo want more information go to www.about-cerebral-palsy.org/definition/spastic-athetoid-ataxic.html
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