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I've noticed the same thing with my 10-month old spastic diplegic child. I
try to get him to see me before I pick him up - and even then, sometimes he
startles.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kyle E Cleveland <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 5:18 AM
Subject: Re: Quiet list
>Michelle Montminy wrote:
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>> yes it is good to touch a person w/cp it's good for their spastisity
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>Interesting thought, Michelle. Do any of you spastics, like me, find
>that the unexpected touch of someone else can be quite startling? My
>wife, Laura, always tells me ahead of time if she's going to give me a
>caress or a pat. If I'm expecting the sensation then it's ok, but if
>I'm caught unawares the I get what my five-year-old, Anna, calls "Daddy
>shivers".
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>-Kyle
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