Dear Janet and the rest of the group,

Are people with Cerebral Palsy usually more jumpy in a new/or different
environment ?

Kathy





-----Original Message-----
From: Janet Mifflin <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 7:54 PM
Subject: Sensitive startle reflex


>Dear group,
>
>This is my first posting to the list.  I too am a CP with a very
>sensitive startle reflex.  I really can relate to the experiences posted
>so far.  Potentially anything will make me jump:  a ringing telephone,
>someone coming up behind me, a professor pounding the lectern when
>making a point, etc.
>
>I just started a new job a few weeks ago.  My new co-workers aren't used
>to my jumpiness.  I'm always more jumpy in a new environment.  It's
>getting frustrating.
>
>Has any CP with this sensitivity found anything that *he or she* can do
>to help this?
>
>Thanks,
>Janet
>