I agree. I recently read a book about social stigma and people with
disabilities. It ranked the attitudes that people without disabilities
have for people with disabilities. CP and MR were ranked the worst
carrying the greatest stigma.

On 4/20/07, Michel H. Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I think most depression in PWDs is caused by the situations one finds oneself in.  IOW, if sociaty was inclusive, PWD's wouldn't have nearly the amount of mental illness they have.
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:05:25 -0500
> >From: greta von der luft <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: cp definition
> >To: [log in to unmask]
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> >
> >It is interesting hearing/reading all of the perspectives from the
> >who's who in their respective fields....(PT, orthopod, psychiatrist,
> >epidemiologist, SLP....). Practically speaking as a clinician it is
> >quite cumbersome having all the suggested evaluations done and
> >compiled. The psychological profile is sometimes not even a part of
> >the overall IEP for a child because of  privacy constraints. However
> >having the psychological profile is sometimes quite important. An
> >example is when I had the opportunity of treating two adolescent males
> >with CP who came straight from a locked psych floor. They were 3-6
> >inches taller than me and had 50-100 pounds on me. You better believe
> >I followed their psych profiles closely and their behavior programs.
> >
> >Take care,
> >Greta
> >
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