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:
>>
>> yes it is good to touch a person w/cp it's good for their spastisity
>
>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".
>
>-Kyle
>