My experiences as a child with CP are YEARS ago as I'm turning 35 this
July. I can tell you tho that kids in elementary school were cruel, pushing
me so'd I fall, and putting tacks in my chair, and calling me "retard". I
do not know if kids of today are any different, but I'd doubt it. I was on
the bus recently where a teenager said he uses a wheelchair just to get
free bus fare because the drivers never ask those in wheelchairs to pay
(they do, but rarely).

Dana and Gillis, The Wonder Doberman
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On 5/17/99, at 9:08 PM, Barry Ashby wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>We have recently joined this list and I have not yet introduced us.  I am
>the mother of a 4 yo with Athetoid CP.  He has been on oral Baclofen since
>summer which has helped a lot.  He is non-verbal and is learning to use a
>Dynavox Communication device.  He has difficulty with balance, combined
>with tight joints, means he is not walking.  We just got a motorized WC in