Everyone has a bit of a startle reflex.  The problem is when you have a
neurological impairment, higher cortical functions don't suppress the
physical response.
Elizabeth Thiers, OTR
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homepage: http://www.bv.net/~john/bethsot1.html

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> From: Perk <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Sensitive Startle Reflex
> Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 5:12 PM
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> Is this normal or is this just with people how have CP? Kathy
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Nottmeier <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 4:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Sensitive Startle Reflex
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> >It is very odd I get very jumpy also when someone taps me on the back.
> >Does anyone know why this happens, or what causes it?  It is very
> >embarrassing when a friend comes up to you wants to say Hi and taps you
> >and you jump straight up.  By the way hello to all my friends and new
> >people on the list.  Will try to post more often but my time is very
> >limited with school and so on.
> >
> >Jan
> >
> >Chester M Worwa wrote:
> >
> >> This same thing happens to me too.
> >>
> >> On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Amy E Scherer wrote:
> >>
> >> > I just try and keep a sense of humor about the whole thing -- I have
> >> had
> >> > some pretty funny experiences, specifically in a class situation
> >> when my
> >> > professor randomly called on students...regardless of whether they
> >> > had raised their hands or not. As you can imagine, since I had no
> >> idea
> >> > when my professor was going to call on me, I was rather "jumpy" in
> >> that
> >> > class! At the beginning of the semester, this particular professor
> >> thought
> >> > I was scared of him! :) I later explained the situation to him. But,
> >> I've
> >> > got to admit that it was pretty amusing!
> >> >
> >> > ~ Amy
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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> >> >         "I don't ask for a lighter load...just broader shoulders".
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> >> >                         -- Michael J. Fox --
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