unexpected touch or a loud noise causes me to jump quite noticably.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyle E Cleveland [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 8:19 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> 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