Trisha,

        Don't be so hard on yourself. Beside's when Little gave that speech
"Idiot" was a technical term for the lowest level of retardation. It did
not have the PC pjerorative notation is does now.

To paraphrase Forrest Gump, "idiot is as idiot does."

Bobby




>Hi Bobby,
>
>      Yes, I believe I read about in the very beginning when I was trying to
>learn about this becasue of Amber. Hmmmm spastic drooling idiot - I guess
>have CP then too!!  I am very jumpy - my father elicited this behavor - he
>would walk into a room and I would jump and/or drop what ever I was holding
>- he would get really pissed off and call me a spastic idiot - and after the
>stroke I developed a little drool thing as I drift off to sleep. Amber does
>the same thing!! It frustrates her, I just have these beautiful towels -
>that are called sleeping towels. With her IQ - she is a genius so - his
>asertions are true as far as I am concerned.
>
>                                                                Brightest
>Blessings
>                                                                     Trisha
>- the non CP  spastic drooling idiot!!
>
>
>> Trisha,
>>
>>         Cerebral Palsy was first described medically by Dr. Thomas(?)
>> Little of London in a speech to the London Obsterical Society. I once saw
>> a
>> copy of the Lancet Article in the Medical archives at Randolph AFB, Texas.
>> It is brilliant succinct description. In regard to intelligence, Little
>> said the CP could range from genius level on down to "spastic drooling
>> idiots". Many American "guru's" in CP chose to ignore Little reference to
>> genius and said he labelled all CP's as "spastic drooling idiots", thus
>> grabbing some glory at Little expense. For quite some time, CP was termed
>> Little's Disease.
>>
>> So much for the mini-lecture.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >HI Kathy,
>> >
>> >   Well, I do an informational CP related topic each month - in lieu of
>> the
>> >questions that was raised last week by Beth - I posted a simple
>> introduction
>> >to CP for everyone who doesn't have it - there is much misconception
>> about
>> >it - I knew it was a diagnosis given only to children with brain damage
>> >occuring around the natal to 18 month age range - generally not
>> diagnosised
>> >until around or after age 2. Amber who had a stroke at birth is said to
>> have
>> >CP and is a Right Hemi -  an older child or adult having a stroke would
>> be
>> >diagnosed with CVA. Same thing. The difference comes in - in the growing
>> >process. Adult stroke victims suffer from the paralysis but not the
>> growth
>> >effects. Anyway, CP is a generic term  like Human or Cancer , don't tell
>> you
>> >much - therefore it confuses people - and generally evokes the worst case
>> >scenerio - when we quantify the results by category - its much easier to
>> >understand - like Amber is a Right  Hemi. Just saying she has CP - tells
>> you
>> >little about her. You have CP and so does Amber - yet it is very
>> different.
>> >
>> >                                                    Brightest Blessings
>> >                                                           Trisha
>> >
>> >> Greetings Trisha,
>> >>
>> >> What is this about? Kathy
>> >>