well the first i heard about the dystonic label was visiting a neuro in
1991 or 1992 he was the first to say "cp with associated dystonia" before
that i had only heard cp. i have not changed.

-----Original Message-----
From: BG Greer, PhD
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 9/28/2002 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Fibromyalgia

In a message dated 9/28/02 7:29:06 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

>it's his opinion that maybe parents
>are wanting to get away from the CP label and latch onto something else
>that seems less negative to them.

I have seen this in other areas, such as mental retardation. Terms
gradually
get into everyday parlance, become stigmatizing, and so folks search and
come
up with a new term. Could this be happening with "spastic vs. dystonia"?
Just
a rhetorical question.